“…[23][24][25] 3,3'-Oxybispyridine (3,3'-Py 2 O) and 3,3'-thiobispyridine (3,3'-Py 2 S) as spacer ligands have similar angular and flexible components that possess non-rigid interannular dihedral angles between two pyridyl groups. [26][27][28] However, both anions exhibit delicate differences in the size, lone-pair delocalization, conformational energy barrier, and donating ability.…”