Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o393-o394  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803004264 ]

1,2-Bis(benzothiazol-2-ylsulfanyl)ethane

R.-Q. Zou, J.-R. Li, Y. Zheng, R.-H. Zhang and X.-H. Bu

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₆H₁₂N₂S₄, was synthesized by reaction of 1,2-dibromoethane with the sodium salt of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole. The molecule has an approximate inversion centre, with two benzothiazole fragments having an antiparallel orientation, their least-squares planes forming a dihedral angle of 4.12  (12)°. The central four-atom S-C-C-S link is almost planar, its plane being approximately orthogonal to the benzothiazole planes [dihedral angles 84.98  (14) and 84.13  (15)°]. Intermolecular SS interactions [3.657  (3)  Å] link the molecules in the crystal structure into infinite chains stretching along the [10] direction.

Online 7 March 2003

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