Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o545-o546  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803003167 ]

A dithietane of 2-methylpropanedithioic acid

A. Mahjoub, H. Zantour, S. Masson, M. Saquet and M.-T. Averbuch-Pouchot

Abstract: Under the action of BF₃·Me₂O, 2-methylpropanedithioic acid does not give the expected adamantanoid product but the trans-2,4-diisopropyl-2,4-bis[(2-methyl-1-thioxo)propylsulfanyl]-1,3-dithietane. The X-ray structure of the centrosymmetric title compound confirms the trans conformation of the dithietane molecule.

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