The compound τ-(P- S, S-DMEDT-TTF) 2(AuCl 2) (AuCl 2) y (where P- S, S-DMEDT-TTF is the compound pyrazino-( S, S)-dimethyl-ethylenedithio-tetrathiofulvale) crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric space group I-42d, with a = 7.3260(1) ? and c = 67.5487(12) ? (RT data) and remains tetragonal in the temperature range from RT to 100 K. This compound is a quasi-two-dimensional material and the relation of the lattice of the order part of the structure created by the donor molecules with that of the disordered anion lattice revealed by intense diffusion streaks give a value of y ≈ 0.9. In contrast to the Br and I analogs or the related compounds which contain the compound ethylenedioxy- S, S-dimethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene (abbreviated as EDO- S, S-DMEDT-TTF) as donor and which exhibit anisotropic metallic behavior down to low temperature, this compound is anisotropic semiconductor in the same temperature range. The appearance of satellites on the diffraction images recorded below 110 K indicates a structural change. Resistivity measurements show that this material is a semiconductor with anisotropy σ a/σ c of ca. 400–1400 at room temperature.
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