title: Dibenzyl penta-thio-dicarbonate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(16)H(14)S(5), the non-bonded intra-molecular distances between the non-terminal S atoms are 2.808 (16) and 2.784 (16) Å, shorter than the typical distance of 2.9 Å. One phenyl ring participates in an offset π-π inter-action with another phenyl ring related by a centre of inversion; the inter-planar distance is 3.41 (2) Å. The crystal structure also exhibits edge-to-face C-H⋯π stacking of the phenyl rings, thus forming a herring-bone packing motif.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa.
authors.forename: Wolfgang G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: McLeary
authors.forename: Jan-André
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gertenbach
authors.forename: Leigh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Loots