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From Simple Ligands to Complex Structures: Structural Diversity of Silver(I) Complexes Bearing Tetradentate (<sup>alkylene</sup>bimpy) NHC Ligands
The
synthesis of five new silverÂ(I) NHC complexes, bearing <sup>alkylene</sup>bimpy ligands with bridge lengths ranging from ethylene
to hexylene is described. Their solid-state structures exhibit an
unforeseen variety, including infinite strands of Ag<sub>3</sub> units
within a helically wound ligand environment. The very first infinite
chain of almost linear Ag<sub>3</sub> units within a cage of helically
wound ligand molecules is described. All complexes are spectroscopically
characterized and emit polychromatic blue light (420 nm ≤ λ
≤ 510 nm) after laser excitation at λ = 337 nm. This
latter behavior might lead to applications in the field of organic
light-emitting diodes