title: 2,2'-(1,2-Ethanediyldithio)bis(1,3-benzothiazole).
abstract: In the title compound, C(16)H(12)N(2)S(4), which is the result of the S-alkylation reaction of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole with ethylene dibromide, the planes of the two benzothiazole moieties form a dihedral angle of 3.84 (14) degrees. The bridging chain moiety, -SCH(2)CH(2)S-, adopts an antiperiplanar conformation. There are intermolecular S.S non-bonded contacts of 3.6471 (9) A, which stabilize the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, People's Republic of China. qjnliu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Qingjian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Daqing
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Chuanli
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authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Fengmei
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authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Rongjun
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authors.forename: Kaibei
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