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 AgI 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 AgI 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.