The Ag(8) coordination networks, {[Ag(pyrazine)]NO2}(infinity) and {[Ag(4,4
'-bipy)]NO2}(infinity) have been constructed in order to investigate the ef
fect of anion upon network topology; an unusual sawhorse connection is obse
rved in the structure of {[Ag(pyrazine)]NO2}(infinity) with the nitrite ani
on acting to 'block' cis coordination sites.