Hexa­kis­(μ₃-1-methyl­thio­urea-κ³S:S:S)hexa­kis­[iodidocopper(I)]

The title compound, [Cu₆I₆(C₂H₆N₂S)₆], was obtained from the reaction of copper(I) iodide with N-methyl­thio­urea (Metu) in equimolar amounts in acetonitile. The complex consists of two six-membered trinuclear Cu₃S₃I₃ cores that combine through triply bridging Metu, forming a hexa­nuclear core which has -3 symmetry. The Cu^II atom is coordinated by three S atoms of Metu and one iodide ion in a distorted tetra­hedral geometry. The crystal structure is stabilized by N—H...I hydrogen bonds and cuprophilic inter­actions [Cu...Cu = 3.0264 (9) Å].