Reaction of AgNO3 and 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy) under ultrasonic treatment gave the title compound, [Ag(C10H8N2)(NH3)]NO3. The crystal structure consists of dimers formed by two symmetry-related AgI–bipy monomers connected through intra-dimer π–π stacking and ligand-unsupported Ag⋯Ag inter­actions. A crystallographic C2 axis passes through the mid-point of and is perpendicular to the Ag⋯Agi(−x + 1, y, −z + ) axis. In addition, each AgI cation is coordinated by one chelating bipy ligand and one ammine ligand, giving a trigonal coordination environment capped by the symmetry-equivalent Ag atom. Mol­ecules are assembled by Ag⋯Ag, π–π, hydrogen-bond (N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O) and weak Ag⋯π inter­actions into a three-dimensional framework. Comparing the products synthesized under different mechanical treatments, we found that reaction conditions have a significant influence on the resulting structures. The luminescence properties of the title compound are also discussed.

In the title compound, [Ag(NH3)2]2(C8H3NO6)·H2O, the cations have an almost linear coordination geometry with two ammine ligands and inter­act with the water mol­ecules [Ag⋯Owater = 2.725 (4) and 2.985 (4) Å]. In the crystal, N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, combined with weak (lone pair)⋯π [O⋯centroid distance = 3.401 (4) Å] and π–π stacking [centroid–centroid distance = 3.975 (3) Å] inter­actions, stabilize the three-dimensional supra­molecular network.

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C17H10O, is nearly planar, the largest deviation from the mean plane being 0.06 Å. The crystal structure is governed by π–π inter­actions, with centroid–centroid distances ranging from .559 to 3.730 Å.