Silver(I)-organophosphane complexes of the dihydridobis(3-nitro-1,2,4-triazolyl)borate ligand. X-ray crystal structure of {[H2B(tzNO2)2]Ag[P(m-tolyl)3]2} with the scorpionate ligand co-ordinated in an unidentate κ1-N fashion

New silver(I) complexes have been synthesised from the reaction of AgNO3, monodentate PR3 (PR3 = P(o-tolyl)3, P(m-tolyl)3, P(p-tolyl)3, P(p-C6H4F), SeP(C6H5)3) or bidentate tertiary (dppe = bis(diphenylphosphane)ethane, dppf = 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphane)ferrocene) phosphanes and potassium dihydrobis(3-nitro-1,2,4-triazolyl)borate, K[H2B(tzNO2)2]. These compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR, ESI-MS and multinuclear (1H and 31P) NMR spectral data. The adduct {[H2B(tzNO2)2]Ag[P(m-tolyl)3]2} has been characterized by single crystal X-ray studies. In the former, the H2B(tzNO2)2 acts as a monodentate ligand utilizing the coordinating capability of only one of the additional (exo-) ring nitrogens to complete the coordination array about the silver atom.

Graphical abstractNew silver(I) complexes have been synthesised from the reaction of AgNO3, monodentate or bidentate tertiary phosphanes and potassium dihydrobis(3-nitro-1,2,4-triazolyl)borate, K[H2B(tzNO2)2]. In the crystal structure of {[H2B(tzNO2)2]Ag[P(m-tolyl)3]2}, the H2B(tzNO2)2 acts as a monodentate ligand utilizing the coordinating capability of only one of the additional (exo-) ring nitrogens to complete the coordination array about the silver atom.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide