A series of soluble trinuclear silver(I) complexes containingmonocapped and bicappedacetylides,[Ag
3(LL)
3(
3-
1-C
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CR)]
2+and[Ag
3(LL)
3(
3-
1-C
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C-C
6H
4-NO
2-
p)
2]
+[LL=[(C
6H
5)
2P]
2CH
2 (dppm),[(C
6H
5)
2P]
2N
nPr(
nPrPNP)], have been synthesized. TheX-ray crystal structuresof[Ag
3(
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-dppm)
3(
3-
1-C
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C-C
6H
4-NO
2-
p)]
2+and[Ag
3(
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-dppm)
3(
3-
1-C
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C-C
6H
4-NO
2-
p)
2]
+have been determined.