Synthesis, mol-ecular and crystal structure of [(NH)CSSC(NH)][RuBr]Br·3HO.

The title compound, bis-[di-thio-bis-(formamidinium)] hexa-bromido-ruthenium dibromide trihydrate, [(NH)CSSC(NH)][RuBr]Br·3HO, crystallizes in the ortho-rhom-bic system, space group , = 4. The [RuBr] anionic complex has an octa-hedral structure. The Ru-Br distances fall in the range 2.