Solid phase
Official name
Thallium(I) L-cysteine
Secondary names
Thallium R-cysteine; Thallium(I) L-Cys; (hydrogen L-Cysteinato)-thallium(I); Tl2(HCys)2
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Comments
It is isomer made of dimers of Tl(HCys). Another isomer exists with quadrimers (monoclinic, C2)
Formula
(TlSC_2H_3(NH_2)COOH)_2
Chemical formula
(Tl[SC2H3(NH2)COOH])2
Elemental formula
Tl2 S2 C6 N2 O4 H12
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
56.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
Tl Thallium element 2 0.07142857142857142 1 constituent element main
S Sulfur element 2 0.07142857142857142 1 constituent element main
C Carbon element 6 0.21428571428571427 1 constituent element main
N Nitrogen element 2 0.07142857142857142 1 constituent element main
O Oxygen element 4 0.14285714285714285 1 constituent element main
H Hydrogen element 12 0.42857142857142855 1 constituent element main
Composition comments
This solid correspond to the isomer made of dimers of Tl(HCys)
Chemical functions
  Function Number
RC(=O)OH 2
RNH2 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
TlS 6
$\geq Tl-O- 2
$\geq C-S \leq 2
CC 2
CC 2
CN< 2
CO 2
>C=O 2
CH 6
>NH 4
OH 2
OH 6
Class
molecular solids with polar molecules (02)
Type
with polyatomic organic polar molecules (CnHm...) (02.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
monoclinic
Crystal class
sphenoidal
Crystal class symbol
2 (C2)
Crystal spacegroup
P2(1)
Molar mass
649.04 g/mol
Density
3.538 (calc.) g/cm3
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
biaxial
Pure color
yellow
Color
yellow