Synthesis, Characterization, and Structure of a Silver(I) Compound With Thymine

The interaction of [Ag(PPh3)(2)(CH3COO)] (1) with thymine led to the displacement of the acetate ligand forming the mononuclear compound [Ag(PPh3)(2)(C5H5N2O2)] (2). This compound has been characterized by IR, NMR, element analysis, and X-ray crystallographic analysis. Crystal structure of 2 shows each Ag ion is three-coordinated by two P atoms of the triphenylphosphino ligands and one N atoms of the thymine, which is stabilized by two intermolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O and O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonding interactions.