Bis{[mu]-chloro-[2(3H)-benzothiazolethione](triphenylphosphine)copper(I)} Dihydrate

The chloro-bridged dimeric structure of the title compound, bis[benzothiazole-2(3H)-thione]-1[kappa]S;2[kappa]S-di-[mu]-chloro-1:2[kappa]⁴Cl-bis(triphenylphosphine)-1[kappa]P;2[kappa]P-di-copper(I) dihydrate, [Cu₂Cl₂(C₇H₅NS₂)₂(Ph₃P)₂].2H₂O, is reported. The molecule is centrosymmetric with a Cu...Cu distance of 3.400 (2) Å and two Cu-[mu]-Cl distances of 2.396 (2) and 2.516 (2) Å. The heterocyclic ligand benzothiazole-2(3H)-thione acts as a monodentate ligand coordinating to copper through the S atom, with a Cu-S distance of 2.304 (3) Å. A hydrogen bond between the [mu]-Cl and heterocyclic N atom is also found, with a Cl...N distance of 3.134 (6) Å and Cl...H-N angle of 162.4°.

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