Crystal structure of 3-methylrhodaninecopper(I) iodide

The crystal structure of the copper(I) complex has been determined by a three-dimensional X-ray analysis. The monoclinic unit cell, space groupP2₁/c,a = 4·195(1),b = 15·581(2),c = 13·885(2) Å and = 114·9(1) °, contains four formula-units. Intensities were collected on an automatic diffractometer. The structural parameters were refined by full-matrix least-squares methods to a conventionalR value of 0·07 for 1809 non-zero observed reflexions.In this complex, the copper atom is in tetrahedral coordination with three iodine atoms and the sulphur atom of the thiocarbonyl group of the ligand. The iodine atom is coordinated with three copper atoms. The distances are 2·683(2), 2·627(2) and 2·665(2) Å. The distances between neighbouring copper atoms are 3·008(3) and 2·960(3) Å and the corresponding angles are 68·44(6) and 68·02(6) °, suggesting weak copper-copper interactions in this complex.