[Au 2 Ag 4 L 4 ] 2⊖ , [Au 2 Cu 4 L 4 ] 2⊖ , [Au 3 Cu 3 L 4 ] 2⊖ , [Cu 4 L 3 ] 2⊖ , and [Ag 9 L 6 ] 3⊖ (L = ethane‐1,2‐dithiolate)—Novel Homoleptic Complexes of the Coinage Metals, including the First Heteronuclear Metal Thiolates

The heteronuclear M 6 S 8 cages A describe the structures of 1 and 2 , which are formed from AgNO 3 and CuCl 2 or CuCl, respectively, ethanedithiolate (L), and [AuBr 2 ] ⊖ . A homonuclear analogue of A is still unknown, since the combination of linear and trigonal‐planar coordination is difficult to attain with a heavy element. The structure 3 can be regarded as a distorted sulfur icosahedron enclosing a likewise distorted silver cube with a further silver atom at the center.