Çavuş Kaya, EdaArslan Biçer, FigenŞahin, ErtanYeşilel, Okan Zafer2025-02-222025-02-2220250277-5387https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2025.117443https://hdl.handle.net/11468/29872Three new Ag(I) coordination compounds, namely, (imH)2[Ag2(μ-Hssal)2(H2O)2] (1), {(2mimH)2[Ag2(μ3-Hssal)2(H2O)2]}n (2) and [Ag2(µ4-Hssal)(dmim)2]n (3) with 5-sulfosalicylic acid (H3ssal) and varying imidazole derivatives (imidazole (im), 2-methylimidazole (2mim), 1,2-dimethylimidazole (dmim)) were synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermal analysis, and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. While imidazole and 2-methylimidazole act as counter ions outside the coordination sphere as cations by undergoing proton transfer in complexes 1 and 2, 1,2-dimethylimidazole serves as a ligand in complex 3. Complex 1 is a binuclear compound while complex 2 is two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymer, and complex 3 is one-dimensional (1D) coordination polymer. The complexes 1–3 exhibite ligand-supported argentophilic Ag⋯Ag interactions. The luminescent properties of the complexes are also discussed. © 2025eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess5-Sulfosalicylate complexes5-Sulfosalicylic acidImidazole complexesSilver complexesArticle2702-s2.0-8521768558110.1016/j.poly.2025.117443Q2