title: 2-[(Dodecylsulfanyl)carbonothioyl-sulfanyl]-propanoic acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C(16)H(30)O(2)S(3), the decyl chain adopts an extended zigzag conformation. Two mol-ecules are disposed about a center of inversion, forming an O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonded dimer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9.
authors.forename: Shude
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Charpentier