title: 2-(4-Meth-oxy-benzyl-idene)-2H-1,3-benzodithiole 1,1,3,3-tetra-oxide.
abstract: The title compound, C(15)H(12)O(5)S(2), crystallizes with two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit. In both mol-ecules, the 1,3-benzodithiole plane and the aryl ring of the anisyl group are not quite coplanar; the corresponding dihedral angles are 20.4 (1) and 18.0 (1)°. π-Stacking [with centroid-centroid distances between 3.5440 (14) and 3.8421 (14) Å] takes place along [100] between the alternating benzodithiole benzene rings of symmetrically independent mol-ecules, and also between the anisyl groups of symmetrically related mol-ecules. Furthermore, mol-ecules are linked through C-H⋯O inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Department of Chemistry, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377 München,  Germany.
authors.forename: Haruyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asahara
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mayr