“…These strong (2)], Si-N4 1.8994 (19) [1.8784 (19)], Si-N5 1.888(2) [1.899(2)], S1-S2 2.3296(11) [2.3436(11)], S1-O1 1.5645(17) [1.5684(17)], S1-O3 1.408 (2) (8)], S2-S1-O1 93.26 (7) [93.17 (7)], S2-S1-O3 106.42 (11) [103.38(9)], O1-S1-O3 113.76 (12) [110.65 (11)], S1-S2-O2 93.70 (6) [92.66 (7)], S1-S2-O4 103.8 (5) (7) Å] and are also similar to those of the dithionite dianion of Na 2 S 2 O 4 (2.389 Å) [15] and ZnS 2 O 4 ·pyridine [2.386(2) Å]. [16] Interestingly, these S-S bond lengths also compare with those reported for molecular complexes of Sn II , Yb III , and U IV with bridging tetradentate dithionito ligands [2.346(2)-2.413(4) Å]. [14] The endocyclic N1-C1, N2-C1, N4-C14, and N5-C14 distances [1.331(5)-1.350(3) Å] and exocyclic N3-C1 and N6-C14 distances of 12 and 13 [1.366(3)-1.382(5) Å] are very similar and shorter than that of a standard N-C single bond, and the sum of the respective N-C-N angles is 360°, indicating an electron delocalization over the N 3 C skeletons of the bidentate guanidinato ligands.…”