2,6-Bis(4-meth­oxy­phen­yl)-1,4-dithiine

The title mol­ecule, C₁₈H₁₆O₂S₂, reveals crystallographic twofold rotation symmetry (with both S atoms lying on the axis) and one half-mol­ecule defines an asymmetric unit. The dithiine ring is in a boat conformation. The aromatic ring and the C=C bond are nearly coplanar, with small torsion angles of −171.26 (19) and 8.5 (3)°. The two S—C bond lengths [1.7391 (19) and 1.7795 (18) Å] are shorter than single C—S bonds and longer than analogous C=S double bonds, which indicates a certain degree of conjugation between the lone pair on the S atom and π electrons of the C=C bond. The crystal packing only features van der Waals inter­actions.