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Interconversion of chain co-ordination polymers Ag (4, 4′-bipy) (X) ∞ (X = NO3− or BF4−) in aqueous media has been studied by IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy, transmission electron (TEM) and atomic force (AFM) microscopies and by X-ray powder diffraction (PXRD). The exchange leads to the formation of a pure crystalline phase of a new co-ordination polymer, and detailed TEM and AFM studies indicate a solvent-mediated rather than a solid-state mechanism for the exchange process.
Khlobystov et al. (Tue,) studied this question.