[Au(Et2dtc)2][TcNCl4] - Synthesis and Structure

[Au(Et2dtc)2][TcNCl4] (Et2dtc- = N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate) is formed by the reaction of [Au(CO)Cl] with [TcN(Et2dtc)2] in dichloromethane. The solid state structure of the compound is characterized by a large triclinic unit cell (a = 9.422(2), b = 22.594(5), c = 32.153(7) Å, a = 72.64(1), b = 85.19(1), g = 86.15(1)°, Z = 12) and shows an unusual arrangement due to long-range interactions between the technetium atoms and sulfur atoms of the [Au(Et2dtc)2]+ units (3.45 - 3.56 Å ) which assemble two anions and one cation to {[TcNCl4][Au(Et2dtc)2][TcNCl4]}- moieties.