DOI:10.1002/mrc.5242

The use of DOSY experiments to determine the solution structures of coinage metal pyrazolates: The case of {[3,5-(CF3)2Pz]Ag}3

A series of DOSY experiments have been carried out to determine the solution stoichiometry of silver(I) 3,5-bis (trifluoromethyl)pyrazolate species. This compound exists as a trimer in the solid state (n = 3) but in solutions of chlorinated solvents, the DOSY data suggest the presence of a mixture of solvent stabilized monomer (n = 1) and dimer (n = 2) in equilibrium. Different approximations have been used including the Stokes–Einstein and the Stokes–Einstein–Gierer–Wirtz equations. Some methodological problems are discussed.