X-ray diffraction study of copper(I)-thiourea complexes formed in sulphate-containing acid solutions

O. E. PIRO; R. C. V. PIATTI; A. E. BOLZÁN; R. C. SALVAREZZA; A. J. ARVIA

Acta Cryst. B

IUCr

Año: 2000 vol. 56 p. 993 - 997

The formation of three different copper(I) thiourea complexes in sulfate-containing acid solutions was observed. The ratio between CuI and thiourea (tu) in these complexes depends on the amount of thiourea and copper sulfate in the solution. The crystal and molecular structure of a new complex, [Cu2(tu)6](SO4).H2O, was determined, and the formation and structures of [Cu2(tu)5](SO4).3H2O and [Cu4(tu)7](SO4)2.H2O were confirmed. The compound [Cu2(tu)6](SO4).H2O crystallizes in the P1 space group, with a = 11.079 (2), b = 11.262 (1), c = 12.195 (2) A, alpha= 64.84 (1), beta= 76.12 (1), gamma= 66.06 (1)º, and Z = 2. The Cu-thiourea complex is arranged as a CuI tetranuclear ion, [Cu4(tu)12]4., sited on a crystallographic inversion center. All copper ions are in a tetrahedral coordination with thiourea ligands and located at alternate sites on an eight-membered, crown-like ring.