A one-dimensional zigzag coordination polymer: {[Ag(2-amino-3-methylpyridine)](ClO4)}∞

The reaction of silver perchlorate with 2-amino-3-methylpyridine gives a one-dimensional zigzag coordination polymer {[Ag(2-amino-3-methylpyridine)](ClO4)}∞ (1) consisting of single chains. The geometry of all Ag(I) cations is linear: each ion links together two 2-pyridyl (Ag1) rings and two 2-amino (Ag2) groups, with the ligand exhibiting a ‘head-to-head’ orientation. Crystal data: monoclinic P2(1)/c, a = 5.2296(8), b = 20.668(3), c = 8.8716(14) Å, β = 100.359(3)°, V = 943.3(3) Å3, Z = 2, D c = 2.214 Mg/m3, μ = 2.409 mm−1, F(000) = 612, R1 = 0.0426, wR1 = 0.0980 [I > 2σ(I)], S = 0.969.