organic compounds
In the title compound, C17H10S5, the dithiine ring adopts a boat conformation while the dithiole ring has an envelope conformation. The phenyl groups are planar and make dihedral angles of 40.7 (2) and 59.8 (2)° with the best plane of the thiine ring. The shortest intermolecular SS contact is 3.305 (2) Å.