Bis[μ-2-(3-pyridylmeth-yl)-2H-benzo-triazole]bis-[nitratosilver(I)]

In the title centrosymmetric binuclear Ag(I) complex, [Ag(2)(NO(3))(2)(C(12)H(10)N(4))(2)], each Ag(I) center is coordinated by one pyridine and one benzotriazole N-donor atom of two inversion-related 2-(3-pyridylmeth-yl)-2H-benzotriazole (L) ligands, and an O atom of a coordinated NO(3) (-) anion in a distorted T-shaped geometry. This forms a unique box-like cyclic dimer with an intra-molecular non-bonding Ag⋯Ag separation of 6.327 (2) Å. Weak inter-molecular Ag⋯O(nitrate) inter-actions [2.728 (4) and 2.646 (3) Å] link the binuclear units, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (100). Inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions, involving the L ligands and the coordinated NO(3) (-) anions, link the sheets, forming a three-dimensional framework.