The title compound, C12H12S4, crystallizes in P (1) over bar with two
independent molecules in the asymmetric unit labelled (A) and (B). In
both molecules, the phenyl and 3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione rings are almo
st perpendicular to each other, the main difference being the position
of the ethyl group which lies in the same plane as the heterocyclic r
ing in (A) but points outwards in (B). The crystal packing is governed
by short S ... S interactions.