The 1 : 1 charge-transfer complex of 3,2',5,7,8, C2~H~2N4S4) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2. Lattice parameters are: a = 40.882 (8), b = 3.821 (3), c = 12.277 (5) A, fl = 100-94 (4) °, Z = 4, D c = 1.581 g cm -3. Data were collected by the 0--20 scan technique on a Siemens automatic diffractometer. The structure was solved by the standard heavy-atom method and refined by a least-squares method to a final R value of 0.053. The TCNQ and TTTF ions, stacked in a classic way, form segregated columns with interplanar spacings of 3.20 and 3.58 A respectively. The interchain coupling is stronger than in analogous S conductors; the columns are strongly bonded, the S...N distances being 3.21 and 3.11 tk (the shortest reported so far). There are also noteworthy CH...N hydrogen bonds. The effects of thermal motion upon interplanar spacings and S... N intermolecular bond lengths are investigated.