Ru(II)/Ag(I) mixed-metal complexes based on kinetically inert Ru(II) complexes with pendant binding sites as subcomponents

Simple mononuclear Ru(II) complexes with pendant N-donor bidentate binding sites assemble around Ag(I) ions to give Ru(II)/Ag(I) supramolecular assemblies in which H-bonding, π-stacking and Ag⋯Ag argentophilic interactions contribute to the unusual network structures.