Silver(I) complexes of 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine:: nitrate and perchlorate salts of bis[μ-2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine-κ2N:N′]disilver(I)

2-(2-Aminoethyl) pyridine (2- aep, C7H10N2) acts as a bridging ligand in bis[mu-2-(2-aminoethyl) pyridine-kappa(2) N: N'] disilver(I) dinitrate, [Ag-2(2-aep)(2)](NO3)(2), and bis[mu- 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine- kappa(2) N: N'] disilver( I) diperchlorate, [Ag-2(2-aep)(2)]( ClO4)(2). Both salts contain the dinuclear [Ag-2(2-aep)(2)](2+) cation, which possesses a crystallographic inversion center. The Ag center dot center dot center dot Ag distance is 3.1163 ( 5) angstrom for the nitrate and 3.0923 (3) angstrom for the perchlorate salt, and may indicate a weak d(10) - d(10) interaction in each case. Essentially linear coordination of the Ag-I atom is perturbed by weak coordination to the anionic O atoms. These latter interactions organize the dinuclear cations into one-dimensional polymeric chains in the crystals of the two salts.