An anthracene dimer with a fused 1,3‐dithiole ring at 193 K

The first butterfly‐shaped anthracene dimer including S atoms,8,9‐di­hydro‐3a,81′,2′]:9,13b1′′,2′′]­di­benzeno­dibenzo­3,4:7,8]cyclo­octa­1,2‐d]‐1,3‐di­thiole, C₂₉H₂₀S₂, contains an exceptionally long Csp³—Csp³ bond of 1.672 (2) Å in the fused 1,3‐di­thiole ring. The length of the other bond bridging the anthracene moieties is 1.604 (3) Å.