Abstract
The molecular structure of the title polymeric complex, {[Ag
2
Cl(CH
4
N
2
S)
2
]NO
3
}
n
, consists of a binuclear cationic complex and a nitrate counter-ion. The cationic complex contains two bridging thiourea (Tu) ligands and a triply bridging μ
3
-Cl anion. The latter is probably released from 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride during the synthesis. The coordination environment around the two Ag
I
atoms is different; one is trigonal planar, being coordinated by two thiourea ligands through the S atoms and to one Cl
−
ion, while in the other the Ag
I
atom is tetrahedrally coordinated by two thiourea ligands through the S atoms and to two Cl
−
ions. These units aggregate through the Cl
−
anion and the Tu S atoms, forming a chain propagating in [100]. In the crystal structure, the polymeric chains are linked
via
N—H⋯O and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a double layer two-dimensional network propagating in (011).