The cyanide act as a bridging ligand between metal atoms and it usually giv
es to polymeric compound with 2D or 3D networks, two novel heterometallic p
olymers containing CN ligands {[Et4N](2)[WS4Cu4(CN)(2)Br-2]}(n) (1) and [Zn
Cu4(CN6(dmf)(4)](n) (2) have been synthesized and characterized in this pap
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