Abstract
A new polymeric silver(I) complex of imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt), {[Ag-2(Imt)(3)](NO3)(2)}(n) (1) was prepared and its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The silver atoms form infinite chains with two Ag - S(Imt) - Ag strands linked to each other by sulfur atoms of mu(4)-Imt ligands. Each silver(I) ion is bound to four sulfur atoms of bridging Imt ligands in a distorted tetrahedral environment. The crystal structure is stabilized by hydrogen bonding and weak argentophilic interactions. The hydrogen bonded nitrate ions connect the 1D chains to generate a 2D layer structure.