title: 1,2-Bis(2,4-di-nitro-phen-yl)disulfane.
abstract: In the title mol-ecule, C12H6N4O8S2, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 77.00 (8)°. The mean planes of the nitro groups are twisted slightly from the benzene rings, forming dihedral angles in the range 2.3 (2)-8.6 (3)°. The S-S bond length is 2.0458 (7) Å. Each S atom is essentially coplanar with the benzene ring to which it is attached, with deviations from the ring planes of 0.0163 (5) and 0.0538 (5) Å. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked through weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (001).
authors.affiliation: PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli 620 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Selvarasu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muthulakshmi
authors.forename: Doraisamyraja
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalaivani