The compound K
2Cu
3US
5 w
as obt
ained by the re
action of K
2S, UCl
4, CuCl,
and S
at 973 K. K
2Cu
3US
5 cryst
allizesin
a new structure type in sp
ace group
Cmcm of the orthorhombic system in
a cell of dimensions
a = 3.9374(6)Å,
b = 13.813(2) Å,
c = 17.500(3) Å,
and
V = 951.8(2) Å
3 at 153 K. The structure comprises
als/inoc
aj/46/i17/eqn/ic700774ge10001.gif">[UCu
3S
52-] sl
abssep
ar
ated by K
+ c
ations. The sl
abs
are built from CuS
4 tetr
ahedr
a and US
6 oct
ahedr
a. Their connectivity differsfrom other known oct
ahedr
al/tetr
ahedr
al p
acking p
atterns. In the temper
ature r
ange 130-300 K the compoundexhibits Curie-Weiss m
agnetic beh
avior with
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eff = 2.45(8)
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B. This result together with both the bond dist
ances
and bond v
alence c
alcul
ations
and the
absence of
a Cu
2+ ESR sign
al support the formul
ation of the
above compound
as K
+2Cu
+3U
5+S
2-5.