Crystal structure of bis-(rhodanine)copper(I) iodide,C6H6CuIN2O2S4

The structure of the polymeric rhodanine compound, C₆H₆CuIN₂O₂S₄, was determined by X-rays.M _r =456.8, monoclinic, space groupP2₁/c,a=4.1947(7),b=17.6999(12),c=17.1048(8) Å,=96.15(1)°,V _c =1262.6 ų,Z=4,D _c =2.40Mg m^–3, CuK radiation (graphite crystal monochromator, =1.54056 Å),(CuK)=278.9 cm^s-1,F(000)=872,T=290 K. Final conventionalR-factor=0.029, andR _w =0.044 for 2384 unique reflections and 153 variables. The structure was solved using Patterson methods andDirdif, and refined by full-matrix least-squares methods. The compound forms zigzag chains alonga. The copper atom is in trigonal pyramidal coordination, with two sulfur atoms of the thiocarbonyl group and two bridging iodine atoms. The copper-sulfur distances are 2.278(1) and 2.299(1) Å, and the copper-iodine distances are 2.657(1) and 2.814(1) Å.