. Can. J. Chem. 64,1509Chem. 64, (1986.The S72-ion is readily prepared in high yield by the reaction of [PPNISH with cyclo-Ss in ethanol. The crystal and molecular structures of [PPNI2S7.2EtOH have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystals are monoclinic and belong to the space group a = 13.199(2), b = 19.414(2), c = 14.046(2) A, P = 94.027(6)", V = 3590.3(7) A3, Z = 2. The final R and R, values were 0.064 and 0.060, respectively. The S72-ion is an unbranched chain of sulphur atoms in the cis,trans,cis-configuration with torsion angles of 89.99 (18) [Traduit par la revue]