In the title compound, C17H12S5, the dithiole ring bearing the aryl substit
uents assumes an envelope conformation with the maximum deviation from plan
arity being -0.053 Angstrom. The phenyl and benzyl rings are twisted by 33.
0 (1) and 31.1 (1)degrees, respectively, out of the dithiole plane. The cry
stal packing is governed by short S . . .S interactions, with the shortest
being 3.550 (2) Angstrom.