Transformation of inorganic sulfur into organic sulfur: A novel photoluminescent 3-D polymeric complex involving ligands in situ formation

The reaction of CuSCN with acetonitrile and methanol under solvothermal conditions yielded a novel 3-D polymeric photoluminescent complex containing dodecanuclear copper(I) clusters with methyl mercaptide. The synthesis involves in situ generation of ligands, which provides a model reaction to simulate the transformation of inorganic sulfur into organic sulfur under geothermic conditions.