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metal-organic compounds
In the title compound, [Cu4I4(N-ethylthiourea)6].H2O [N-ethylthiourea = (C3H8N2S)6], a hexanuclear copper(I) cluster complex, the copper atoms are in a tetrahedral coordination. Four such tetrahedra share corners to form a tetrahedral assembly. This cage structure results in the formation of four six-membered Cu—S—Cu—S—Cu—S rings all in the chair conformation.