Hexa­kis­(μ(3)-1-methyl­thio­urea-κ(3) S:S:S)hexa­kis­[iodidocopper(I)]

The title compound, [Cu(6)I(6)(C(2)H(6)N(2)S)(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 Cu(3)S(3)I(3) 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].