Controllable assembly of silver(I) complexes by variations of the carboxyl configuration: From a 2-D (45·6)2(418·610) layer to an unusual 3-D 5-connected self-penetrating (44·66)2 network

A unique 3-D AgI coordination polymer [Ag2(tes)]∞ (tes=(+/−)-trans-epoxysuccinate), exhibiting an unusual 5-connected self-penetrating (44
- 66)2 topology, is presented. Comparison of the structural differences with our relevant finding suggests that the carboxyl configuration on the ternary ring backbone of ligands plays an important role in the construction of such coordination networks.