Dual graphs realized in the compounds di-μ3-4-mercaptopyridine catena-di-μ2-iodo-di-μ3-iodo-μ4-iodo penta copper(I) and di-μ3-4-mercaptopyridine-di-catena-iodo-di-μ3-iodo tri copper(I)

Two compounds, [Cu5I5](SNC5H4)2 [i] and [Cu3I3](SNC5H4)2 [ii], were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and the crystal structures were solved. Both compounds crystallized in space group I41/a. The iodide and the sulphur from mercaptopyridine are connected to copper atom, giving the copper atoms tetrahedral coordination geometry. The pyridine end of the organic moiety is non-bonding and fills the empty space around the tetrahedra formed from copper, sulphur and iodide.

Graphical AbstractA comparison of the central core in both compounds.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide