An unusual adduct, [{
Pt
2Ag
4(C
C-
t-Bu)
8·(bi
py)}]
(
3), has been obtained from the reactionof the hexanuclear cluster [Pt
2Ag
4(C
C-
t-Bu)
8] (
1) with 2,2'-bi
py inde
pendently of the molarratio (1:1 or 1:excess) em
ployed. The crystal structure of
3 shows the
presence of an extended
polymeric chain constructed by long-range, secondary misdirected Ag···N interactionsbetween the cluster units and the 2,2'-bi
py ligand.
3 is highly emissive in the solid stateand in frozen solution. A considerable enhancement of the luminescence and a notable redshift in the emission maximum of
3 (
max 513 nm) relative to [Pt
2Ag
4(C
C-
t-Bu)
8] (
1) (
max476 nm) is observed. In an attem
pt to obtain an analogous
polymeric chain based on highernuclearity building blocks, the reaction between [{Pt
2Ag
8(C
C-
t-Bu)
8}(OClO
3)
2(OCMe
2)
2](O
2ClO
2)
2}
(
2) and 2,2'-bi
py was also examined. Treatment of
2 with 2,2'-bi
py (molar ratio 1:4,Ag:bi
py 1:0.5), however,
produces [{Pt
2Ag
4(C
C-
t-Bu)
8}{Ag(bi
py)}
4](ClO
4)
4 (
4), in which thecluster unit acts as an octadentate bridging ligand toward four Ag(bi
py) fragments. The useof a higher
pro
portion of 2,2'-bi
py (1:6 or 1:8 molar ratio)
produces [Pt
2Ag
8(C
C-
t-Bu)
8(bi
py)
6](ClO
4)
4 (
5).