A novel tetranuclear copper(I) sulfanide complex with bis(diphenylphosphino)amine
Abstract
The title novel mixed 2-SH- and 3-SH-bridged tetranuclear copper(I) complex, cyclo-bis2-bis(diphenylphosphino)aminedi-3-sulfanido-di-2-sulfanido-tetracopper(I) methanol disolvate, Cu4(SH)4(C24H21NP2)2.2CH3OH, has crystallographically imposed centrosymmetry and affords a neutral Cu4S4 core with a distorted step-like structure. The distances of 2.8458 (16) and 2.8179 (16) A between copper(I) centres indicate the presence of ligand-supported CuCu interactions. Strong N-HO and O-HS hydrogen bonds between the tetranuclear cluster and methanol solvent molecules result in a two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded supramolecular network. This complex is the first example of a coinage tetranuclear metal complex with mixed 2-SH- and 3-SH-bridged chromophores.