Bis[tris(diisobutyldithiocarbamato)-μ3-sulfido-tri-μ2-disulfido-trimolybdenum(IV)] sulfide tetrahydrofuran monosolvate

Abstract

The title compound, [Mo3(C9H18NS2)3(S2)3S]2S, crystallizes on a general position in the monoclinic space group P21/n (No. 14). The cationic [Mo3S7(S2CNiBu2)3]+ fragments are joined by a monosulfide dianion that forms close S...S contacts to each of the disulfide ligands on the side of the Mo3 plane opposite the μ32− ligand. The two Mo3 planes are inclined at an angle of 40.637 (15)°, which gives the assembly an open clamshell-like appearance. One μ6-S2−...S22− contact, at 2.4849 (14) Å, is appreciably shorter than the remaining five, which are in the range 2.7252 (13)–2.8077 (14) Å.

Keywords

• molybdenum sulfide cluster
• dithiocarbamate ligand
• μ6-sulfide ligand
• crystal structure