Polycatenated copper(I) molecular ladders: a new structural motif in inorganic coordination polymers

Abstract

The complex {[Cu2(MeCN)2L3](PF6)2}∞ [L = 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)butadiyne] is prepared and characterised by X-ray diffraction studies which show an undulating polycatenated molecular ladder structure involving fully interwoven two-dimensional sheets.