Keywords: Dimethyl-trisulfide-DFT-Mercury-3D-balls.png Ball-and-stick model of the dimethyl trisulfide molecule MeSSSMe i e C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>S<sub>3</sub> Colour code Carbon C grey Hydrogen H white Sulfur S yellow Structure calculated by DFT B3LYP hybrid functional 6-311+G basis set using http //www wavefun com/products/macintosh/Student/mac_student html Spartan Student 4 1 Model manipulated and image generated in http //www ccdc cam ac uk/products/mercury/ CCDC Mercury 2 4 Starting structure based on the C “S “S “S “C geometry in the crystal structures of Ph<sub>3</sub>CSSSCPh<sub>3</sub> reported in http //dx doi org/10 1039/B103381F CrystEngComm 2001 3 120 “127 and C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>37</sub> SSS C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>37</sub> reported in http //dx doi org/10 1107/S0108270185002827 Acta Cryst 1985 C41 72 “76 Own 2012-03-04 Ben Mills Benjah-bmm27 Images by Ben Mills Ball-and-stick models Dimethyl trisulfide |