1,2-Bis[2,3,4,5,6-pentakis(phenylthio)phenyl]ethane

In its molecular crystal the title compound, C₇₄H₅₄S₁₀, has an anti conformation about the central C-C bond. The molecule is centrosymmetric and exhibits regular alternation of the phenylthio side-chain units above and below the mean plane of the 14 C atoms of the diphenylethane skeleton. In contrast, the ethylene link unit has a syn relationship with respect to the phenyl groups of the phenylthio substituents in the ortho positions.

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