title: 3,3,10,10-tetramethyl-1,2-dithia-5,8-diazacyclodeca-4,8-diene.
abstract: The title compound, C(10)H(18)N(2)S(2), acts as an important precursor for the synthesis of the pharmaceutically important diaminedithiol ligand system. The molecule has a local twofold axis and the arrangement of the S(2)N(2) donor atoms in the macrocycle is anticlinal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jem Mau
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Golam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mostafa
authors.forename: Ling Yin
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Fen Ling
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Tian Huey
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lu