Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o2306  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808036143 ]

4,4'-Bis[2-(3,4-dibutyl-2-thienylethynyl)]biphenyl

L. Liu, N. Liu, W. Xu and D.-B. Zhu

Abstract: The molecule of the title compound, C₄₀H₄₆S₂, reveals C_i symmetry. An inversion centre is located at the mid-point of the C-C bond of the biphenyl unit; the asymmetric unit comprises one-half of the molecule. The conjugated backbone is nearly planar, with a mean deviation of 0.041 Å.

Online 13 November 2008

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