A heterometallic assembly, [{Cd(en)(2)Ag(CN)(2)} {Ag(CN)(2)}](n), has been
synthesized and structurally characterized. The 2D layered structure is con
structed by interweaving the coordination chains of {Cd(en)(2)Ag(CN)(2)}(+)
containing Cd-N equivalent toC-Ag linkage with the pseudo-metal wires form
ed by the anions [Ag(CN)(2)](-) and Ag(I) of the chains through Ag-Ag inter
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