The molecule of the title compound, 10-dithia-1,4,6,9-tetraaza-5,10-di
hydroanthracene, lies around an inversion center and is nearly planar
rth maximum deviation from planarity is 0.018 (1) angstrom for S5]. As
a result of the planarity of the molecule, the C-S-C angle, 105.74 (7
)-degrees, is among the largest observed for thianthrenes, as are the
C-C-S angles of the central ring which are 126.68 (11) and 127.57 (11)
-degrees.