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Florian Kraus1, Matthias Fichtl1, Sebastian Baer1
1Anorganische Chemie, Fluorchemie, Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Bis[triamminesilver(I)] bis-[diamminesilver(I)] hexa-fluorido-stannate(IV) difluoride, [Ag(NH3)3]2[Ag(NH3)2]2[SnF6]F2, was obtained in the form of colourless crystals from the reaction of CsAgSnF7 in anhydrous ammonia. Two different ammine complexes of silver(I) are present in the structure, i.e. a linear diammine and a T-shaped triammine complex. The ammine silver(I) complexes show Ag⋯Ag distances in the range of argentophilic inter-actions. In the crystal, several N-H⋯F hydrogen bonds are present between the complex cations and the SbF6- and F- anions, leading to the formation of a three-dimensional network.
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