Studies on sulphur–nitrogen compounds. Part I. Crystal and molecular structure of bis(diphenylmethylene)trisulphurtetranitride

Abstract

The structure of bis(diphenylmethylene)trisulphurtetranitride has been determined and shows the central five members of the sulphur–nitrogen chain to be nearly planar. The material crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pcan with a= 12·590(4), b= 26·020(9), and c= 7·286(2)Å. Full-matrix least-squares refinement was carried out with 907 reflections to a conventional R factor of 5·8 using anisotropic temperature factors.