Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Photoluminescence of a Three-coordinate Ag(Ⅰ) Complex

A three-coordinate Ag(I) complex, [Ag(Mepzpy)(PAr3)]BF4·H2O(1, Mepzpy = 3-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)pyrazole, PAr3 = tri(o-tolyl)phosphine), was synthesized from the reaction of Ag(CH3CN)4BF4, PAr3 and Mepzpy in CH3 CN at room temperature. The compound was characterized by UV-vis, NMR and X-ray single-crystal structure analysis. It crystallizes in triclinic space group P1 with a = 10.2251(5), b = 10.6014(5), c = 15.7012(5) , α = 92.963(3), β = 92.641(3), γ = 114.647(4)o, V = 1540.6(1) 3, Z = 2, Mr = 676.24, Dc = 1.458 g/cm3, F(000) = 688, μ = 6.187 mm-1, GOOF = 1.038, the final R = 0.0530 and w R = 0.1493 for 6371 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). Compound 1 is ionic. It is composed of a BF4- anion and a [Ag(Mepzpy)(PAr3)]+ cation. The Ag(I) ion adopts a distorted trigonal pyramidal coordination geometry defined by two nitrogen atoms and a phosphorous atom. The complex emits blue luminescence with maximum peaks at 470 nm in solid state at room temperature.