Abstract
The compounds [MOS3Cu3 (SCN)X5] (M = Mo, W; X = py, 4-CH3py, 4-tert-Bupy) have been prepared by the reaction of (NH4)2MO2S2 (M = Mo, W), CuSCN and the appropriate ligand X under mild conditions and were characterized by elemental analyses, IR and UV-Vis spectra. Single-crystal X-ray analyses of both compounds reveal that they have a nest-shaped structure and the average M-Cu distances are 2.684(3) Å for M = Mo and 2.693(2) Å for M = W.