Structural and conformational properties of two dixanthogen molecules, [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 OC(S)S] 2 and [(CH 3 ) 2 CHOC(S)S] 2 , have been analyzed using a combined experimental and theoretical approach, with data obtained from structural X-ray diffraction methods, IR, Raman and UV-visible spectroscopies, and DFT calculations. [(CH 3 ) 2 CHOC(S)S] 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2 1 /c space group with a = 9.735(1) Å, b = 12.588(3) Å, c = 12.131(2) Å, b = 112.65(1)1, and Z = 4 molecules per unit cell. The interactions in the crystal were modelled and interpreted by NBO analysis. [CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 OC(S)S] 2 is liquid at room temperature, and the vibrational spectra were satisfactorily explained in terms of the equilibrium between three conformers, originating from the rotation of the two terminal CH 3 -groups, in agreement with the DFT predictions. The electronic spectra of both dixanthogens were assigned with the assistance of the TD-DFT calculations.