2D coordination polymers of AgI—MII (MII = Ni, Cu) with anions of substituted malonic acids

Heterometallic malonate complexes [Ag2Ni(H2O)2(R2mal)2]n (R2mal2– is the dimethylmalonate dianion (Me2mal2–) (1) or the cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxylate dianion (Cbdc2–) (2)) and [Ag2Cu(H2O)(Me2mal)2]n (3) were synthesized. The bis-chelate fragment {M(R2mal)2} (M = Ni, Cu) composed of two dianions of an acid and a 3d metal atom is the structure-forming unit of these complexes. The mononuclear fragments are linked by silver(I) atoms, which are involved in argentophilic interactions, to form 2D coordination polymers.