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1Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
In the title solvated salt, [Ag(C18H15P)4](CF3CO2)·C2H5OH, the Ag(I) atom is coordinated by four P atoms from triphenyl-phosphane ligands in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The anion and solvent are engaged in weak O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Of the four triphenyl-phosphane ligands, two each have an equally disordered phenyl ring while the Ag(I) atom is disordered over two positions in a 0.9595 (15):0.0405 (15) ratio and the trifluoro-acetate anion is equally disordered over two positions with respect to the lattice ethanol mol-ecule.
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