title: 2-[(Eth-oxy-carbonothio-yl)sulfan-yl]acetic acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C(5)H(8)O(3)S(2), the C-S and C-O bonds in the xanthate unit are shorter than those linked to it. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur.
authors.affiliation: Department 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: Renpeng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Charpentier