International Union of Crystallography, Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 6(53), p. 719-720, 1997
DOI: 10.1107/s0108270197001650
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The synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound, K+. C5H9N2O2S2-. 2H(2)O, are described. The structure consists of potassium cations, 3-dithiocarboxy-3-aza-5-aminopentanoate anions and molecules of water. The anion exists in two tautomeric forms, each described by two resonance structures.