1,2-Bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl)disulfane

Abstract

In the title mol­ecule, 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, mol­ecules are linked through weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (001).