Poly[(μ₃-1,1-dioxo-1,2-benzoisothiazole-3-thiolato-κ³N:S³:S³)silver(I)]

Acta Cryst. (2007). C63, m395–m397 [doi:10.1107/S0108270107035597]

The crystal structure of the title compound [Ag₂(C₇H₄NO₂S₂)₂]_n is described in this article. This new silver thiosaccharinate consists of dinuclear units in which two thiosaccharinate anions each bridge two silver atoms (by the endocyclic N and exocyclic S atoms) across a crystallographic center of inversion midway between the Ag atoms. The dimeric units are connected via Ag—S_exo interactions to create two-dimensional networks. The Ag—Ag distance [2.9194(4)Å] can be considered a strong argentophilic interaction.

M. Dennehy, O.V. Quinzani and R.A. Burrow