Crystal Structure of 4,7-Dichloro-1,2,3,5,6,8-hexakis-(4-methoxy-phenylsulfanyl)-acenaphthylene

Abstract  The title compound was prepared from the reaction of perchloroacenaphthylene with an excess of sodium salt of 4-methyloxythiophenol in toluene/ethanol (1:1) solvent and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the Monoclinic space group P2(1) with the parameters: a = 10.351(1) ?, b = 20.453(3) ?, c = 12.1837(16) ?, β = 105.584(3)°, V = 2484.5(6) ?³, with Z = 2 formula units. Graphical Abstract   The title compound 4,7-dichloro-1,2,3,5,6,8-hexakis-(4-methoxy-phenylsulfanyl)-acenaphthylene was synthesized from perchloroacenaphthylene C ₁₂ Cl ₈ with an excess of 4-methoxybenzene thiolate in toluene/ethanol (1:1) .