title: Methylammonium antimony sulfide.
abstract: Bis(methylammonium) octaantimony(III) dodecasulfide persulfide, (CH3NH3)2[Sb8S12(S2)], contains pairs of [Sb4S7]2- chains joined through an unusual persulfide bond to create infinite double [Sb8S14]2- chains. The double chains are interlocked by longer Sb...S interactions to form sheets approximately parallel to the (101) crystallographic plane. Methylammonium cations, formed by decomposition of 2-methylpropane-1,2-diamine during the synthesis, are located in large (Sb8S10) hetero-ring apertures created within the double chains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland.
authors.forename: Rachel J E
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lees
authors.forename: Anthony V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chippindale