title: Linear alignment of four sulfur atoms in bis[(8-phenylthio)naphthyl] disulfide: contribution of linear S4 hypervalent four-centre six-electron bond to the structure.
abstract: The four sulfur atoms in bis[8-(phenylthio)naphthyl]-1,1'-disulfide are demonstrated to align linearly by the X-ray crystallographic analysis, where the linear S4 alignment is stabilized by the four-centre six-electron interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material Science and Chemistry, Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan. nakanisi@sys.wakayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Warô
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arai