A new right
angle-shaped ligand, 2,2'-bis(4-pyridyl)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (
L), is designed and synthesized. Treatment of
L with silver(I) ions leads to linear polymeric metal-organic frameworks, [Ag(
L)
2]
+ (
1), thatfeature square subunits. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that [Ag(
L)
2]
+ has a one-dimensional double-strandedpolymeric chain comprising square grids with cavity dimensions of ca. 8 Å × 8 Å. By
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-
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stacking of adjacentdouble-stranded chains, the structure is extended into a two-dimensional (2D) layer framework with a unique quasi-aperture (dimensions of ca. 14 Å × 8 Å). Each 2D layer is inclined and mutually interpenetrated, which gives riseto the three-dimensional interlocked network structure. Compound
1·(BF
4)(CH
3OH) crystallizes in the monoclinicsystem, space group
C2/
c, with chemical formula C
71H
49N
4OBF
4Ag,
a = 25.709(1) Å,
b = 14.4164(6) Å,
c = 15.6865(7) Å,
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= 109.220(2)
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, and
Z = 4.