Molecules of the title compound, C2H4Cl6Si2, have a crystallographic c
entre of inversion and adopt a trans conformation in the crystal. Impo
rtant bond lengths are C-C 1.536 (3), Si-C 1.8469 (15), and Si-Cl 2.02
29 (6), 2.0225 (6) and 2.0283 (6) Angstrom. The Cl atom trans to the C
-C bond is tilted towards the C atom. There are no important intermole
cular interactions.