Asymmetricversussymmetric silver–sulfur–nitrogen bonding in the solid-state structure of silver-1-phenyl- 1H-tetrazole-5-thiol: single crystal structure of {[(AgPMT)4 · 0.5THF]}n

The solid-state structure of the highly insoluble silver complex 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol (AgPMT), without solubilizing ligands, has been successfully resolved. The crystal structure of {[(AgPMT)4 · 0.5THF]} n consists of polymeric repeating units of asymmetrically constructed AgPMT dimers. The asymmetric dimers are based on S–Ag–N and N–Ag–N links, and reveal the routes of connectivity possible with this multidentate ligand. This is one of the few linear, one-dimensional silver-based polymers.