Bis[tris-(diiso-butyl-dithio-carbamato)-μ(3)-sulfido-tri-μ(2)-di-sulfido-trimolybdenum(IV)] sulfide tetra-hydro-furan monosolvate.

The title compound, [Mo(3)(C(9)H(18)NS(2))(3)(S(2))(3)S](2)S, crystallizes on a general position in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n (No. 14). The cationic [Mo(3)S(7)(S(2)CN(i)Bu(2))(3)](+) fragments are joined by a mono-sulfide dianion that forms close S⋯S contacts to each of the di-sulfide ligands on the side of the Mo(3) plane opposite the μ(3) (2-) ligand. The two Mo(3) planes are inclined at an angle of 40.637†(15)°, which gives the assembly an open clamshell-like appearance. One μ(6)-S(2-)⋯S(2) (2-) contact, at 2.4849†(14)†à , is appreciably shorter than the remaining five, which are in the range 2.7252†(13)-2.8077†(14)†à .