A Novel Twin-Nest-Shaped Supramolecular Cluster Compound [Et₃N(n-Bu)]₄[(Mo₂O₂S₆Cu₆I₆)]: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Characterization

Abstract

The crystals of the title compound were obtained from the reaction of (NH₄)₂MoO₂S₂, CuI, and {Butyltriethylammonium Bromide} in DMF solution. The cluster anion consists of two nest-shaped fragments interconnected through a four-membered Cu(I)₂Cu ring. The structure of the cluster has been characterized by X-ray diffraction: Triclinic, space group P–1; a = 11.9107(11) Å, b = 12.8125(12) Å, c = 13.0194(12) Å; α = 66.9650(10)°, β = 77.7370(10)°, γ = 88.4650(10)°; Volume = 1783.2(3)ų; Z = 1.

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Keywords:

• cluster compound
• crystal structure
• twin-nest-shaped cluster

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the NSFC (No.21171148, J1103309).