Dimeric Silver(I) Complexes with Trimethylphosphine and Aliphatic Perfluorinated Carboxylates

Silver(I) complexes with trimethylphosphine and perfluorinated carboxylates of general formula [{Ag(PMe3)2}2(_-OOCR)2], where R = CF3, C2F5, C3F7, C4F9, C7F15, have been prepared and characterized with IR, 1H, 13C, 19F, 31P NMR. Spectral analysis suggests four coordinated Ag(I) with two monodentate trimethylphosphine and bidentate carboxylates forming bridges between silver(I) ions. Thermal decomposition process was studied between 293-973 K in nitrogen. Decomposition proceeds in one exothermic stage corresponding to the elimination of perfluorinated carboxylate and trimethylphosphine. The final product was a mixture of metallic silver and carbon, formed between 473-633 K.