4,5-Diferrocenyl-1,2-di-thiole-3-thione

Abstract

The structure of 4,5-diferrocenyl-1,2-di-thiole-3-thione, [Fe₂(C₅H₅)₂(C₁₃H₈S₃)] or C₂₃H₁₈Fe₂S₃, at 130 K has monoclinic (P2₁/c) symmetry. The molecule has two ferrocenyl units attached to a 1,2-di-thiole-3-thione moiety. It is of inter-est with respect to the question if the introduction of ferrocenyl substituents into biologically active mol-ecules offers the potential to obtain more efficacious therapeutic drugs. The crystal structure displays inter-molecular contacts of the C-H⋯S and S-π(C-C) types.

Keywords: crystal structure; di­thiole-3-thione; ferrocene; inter­molecular contact.