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organic compounds
In the title compound, N,N'-bis(4-chlorobenzylidene)sulfanediylbis(2-aniline), C26H18Cl2N2S2, two 2-(4-chlorobenzylideneamino)phenyl sulfide moieties, which can act as tridentate ligands, are joined through their S atoms. The molecule has a trans configuration about the S-S bond. The bond lengths and angles are nearly identical between the two halves of the molecule.