In the title compound, [Cu2(L)2]·2CH2Cl2, the CuII ions coordinate two (S,O)-chelating aroylthiourea moieties of doubly deprotonated furan-2,5-dicarbonylbis(N,N-diethylthiourea) (H2L) ligands. The coordination geometry of the metal centers is best described as a flat isosceles trapezoid with a cis arrangement of the donor atoms.
Reaction between equimolar amounts of 3,3,3′,3′-tetraethyl-1,1′-(furan-2,5-dicarbonyl)bis(thiourea) (H2L) and CuCl2·2H2O in methanol in the presence of the supporting base Et3N gave rise to a neutral dinuclear complex bis[μ-3,3,3′,3′-tetraethyl-1,1′-(furan-2,5-dicarbonyl)bis(thioureato)]dicopper(II) dichloromethane disolvate, [Cu2(C16H22N4O3S2)2]·2CH2Cl2 or [Cu2(L)2]·2CH2Cl2. The aroylbis(thioureas) are doubly deprotonated and the resulting anions {L2–} bond to metal ions through (S,O)-chelating moieties. The copper atoms adopt a virtually cis-square-planar environment. In the crystal, adjacent [Cu2(L)2]·2CH2Cl2 units are linked into polymeric chains along the a-axis direction by intermolecular coordinative Cu⋯S interactions. The co-crystallized solvent molecules play a vital role in the crystal packing. In particular, weak C—Hfuran⋯Cl and C—Hethyl⋯Cl contacts consolidate the three-dimensional supramolecular architecture.