Varying the Frameworks of Novel Silver(I) Coordination Polymers with Thioethers by Altering the Backbone or Terminal Groups of Ligands

A series of novel silver−thioether metal−organic supramolecular architectures forming different frameworks are constructed by the direct reactions of Ag^I perchlorate with a series of di- or trithioether ligands which are closely related in structure. In the crystal structures of the four complexes, a variety of coordination modes of the Ag^I centers due to the conformation freedom or steric hindrance have been observed, indicating that the nature of the ligands is a determining factor in controlling the structural topology of the metal−organic supramolecular architectures.