Cu(I) arylsulfonate π-complexes with 3-allyl-2-thiohydantoin: The role of the weak interactions in structural organization

Abstract

The present work is directed toward preparation and structural characterization of two novel Cu(I) arylsulfonate π-complexes with 3-allyl-2-thiohydantoin, namely [Cu2(Hath)4](C6H5SO3)2(1) and [Cu2(Hath)4](p-CH3C6H4SO3)2· 2H2O (2) (Hath = 3-allyl-2-thiohydantoin), obtained by the means of alternating current electrochemical synthesis and studied with X-ray diffraction method. In both structures, the inner coordination sphere is represented by the cationic dimer [Cu2(Hath)4]2+with one crystallographically independent copper(I) atom which has a trigonal pyramidal coordination environment formed by three Hath thiogroup S atoms and double C=C bond of its allyl group. [Cu2(Hath)4]2+fragments in both coordination compounds are very similar, despite some divergences such as a big difference in Cu-S distance to the apical S atom (3.0374(8) Å in 1 and 2.7205(9) Å in 2). This difference was explained by the impact of the system of weak interactions, which are quite different.