1,2‐Di­cyano‐1,2‐bis­(imidazolidine‐2‐thione)­digold(I) and 2,2‐di­cyano‐1,1‐bis­(di­methyl­thio­urea)­digold(I)

Gold(I) cyanide forms complexes with imidazolidine‐2‐thione (etu) and di­methyl­thio­urea (dmtu) with the formula [Au₂(CN)₂L₂], i.e. the title complexes di­cyano‐1κC,2κC‐bis(imidazolidine‐2‐thione)‐1κS,2κS‐digold(I)(Au—Au), [Au₂(CN)₂(C₃H₆N₂S)₂], and di­cyano‐1κ²C‐bis(N,N′‐di­methyl­thio­urea)‐2κ²S‐digold(I)(Au—Au), [Au₂(CN)₂(C₃H₈N₂S)₂]. In the etu complex, two approximately linear (etu)AuCN groups are held together by a weak homopolar Au—Au bond [3.117 (1) Å], with a torsion angle of 61 (3)° between the two groups. In the dmtu complex, an approximately linear Au(dmtu)₂ group is bound to an approximately linear Au(CN)₂ group by a weak heteropolar Au—Au bond [3.091 (1) Å], with a torsion angle of 83 (5)° between the two groups.