Bis(tetraphenylphosphonium) bis[N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)dithiocarbimato(2−)-κ2S,S′]zincate(II)

Abstract

The title salt, (C24H20P)2[Zn(C2F3NO2S3)2], consists of a complex dianion and two tetraphenylphosphonium cations. The ZnII ion displays a distorted tetrahedral coordination environment with four S atoms from two S,S′-chelated N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)dithiocarbimate anions. In the crystal, besides the ionic interaction of the oppositely charged ions, intermolecular C—H...O interactions between cations and anions are observed. One of the cations interacts with an inversion-related equivalent by π–π stacking between phenyl rings, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.932 (4) Å.