title: 3-({[(1-Phenyl-eth-yl)sulfan-yl]methane-thio-yl}sulfan-yl)propanoic acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C(12)H(14)O(2)S(3), a chain transfer agent (CTA) used in polymerization, the dihedral angle between the aromatic ring and the CS(3) grouping is 84.20 (10)°. In the crystal, carb-oxy-lic acid inversion dimers linked by pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate R(2) (2)(8) loops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,  India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramkumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhamodharan