Synthesis and structural characterisation of silver(I) compounds with nitrogen ligands

Some silver(I) complexes of acyclic tri- and tetra-dentate nitrogen-containing ligands have been prepared and structurally characterised. In those complexes containing only the silver ion and the ligand a polymeric structure was observed in the solid state. However, the addition of another co-ordinating ligand, e.g. trimethylphosphine, inhibited polymer formation, leading to a dimeric structure.