Synthesis and structure of bridged twelve-membered silver–zinc–sulfur cyclic compound: a combination of hard and soft Lewis acidic and basic centres

Abstract

The reaction of silver trifluoromethanesulfonate 2 with zinc bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amide]4 and 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenethiol 5 in a 4 : 4 : 6 ratio yields the mixed metal thiolate complex 3 with a twelve-membered silver–zinc–sulfur ring bridged by two trifluoromethanesulfonate anions; compound 3 is remarkably stable in solution.