The Synthesis and the X‐Ray Structure of 1,4‐Bis(2‐{4‐[2‐(4‐methylthiophenyl)ethynyl]phenyl}ethynyl)‐2,5‐dihexyloxybenzene

The synthesis and the single crystal structure of the title compound (I), C₅₂H₅₀O₂S₂, consisting of five benzene rings and four carbon‐carbon triple bonds and with methylthio groups at both ends were described. The distance, according to the X‐ray data, between the two ended sulfur atoms of compound (I) was close to the calculated value from Spartan'04//Hartree‐Fock//3–21G(*). The dihedral angle between the adjacent two benzene rings in this linear conjugated molecule is about 17°.