A silver(I) coordination polymer with mixed 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate (BDC-Cl 4 ) and 2,2Ј-bipyridine (2,2Јbpy) ligands, [Ag 2 (BDC-Cl 4 )(2,2Ј-bpy)] n (1), was synthesized and structurally characterized. Compound 1 features a robust three-dimen-