Calix[4]thiacrowns with hetero-
L1 and a homodonor set (
L2) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray analysis. From the reaction of
L2 withAgPF
6, dis
ilver complex [Ag
2(
L2)](PF
6)
2 (
1) was isolated. By comparing 1,3-alternate conformations of
L2 and
1, we found a considerabledecrease of dihedral angles of two opposite aromatic rings upon complexation. This finding can be explained in terms of the "chopsticksprocess", which
illustrates how Ag
+-arene
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-coordination occurs. Heterobinuclear complexation of
L1 in solution was also observed.