Jianping Lang, Hiroyuki Kawaguchi, Shiho Ohnishi and Kazuyuki Tatsumi
Two double cubane-like clusters, [PPh4]2[{(C5Me5)- WS3}2Cu6(NCS)6] 1 and [PPh4]2[{(C5Me5)WS3 }2Cu6Br6] 2, are self-assembled by the reactions of [PPh4][(C5Me5)WS3] with CuNCS and CuBr in acetonitrile, respectively, the crystal structures of which consist of two WS3Cu3 incomplete cubes linked by NCS and Br bridges.