The crystal structure of the enol form of 3,3'-dithiobis-(2,4-pentanedione), C10H~404S2, has been determined using three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data (Mo K0c radiation) collected by counter methods.A report [Power & Jones, Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett. (1971), 7, 887-890] outlining what is now known to be the incorrect structure, has previously been published. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pna21 and has cell dimensions a= 14-852 (5), b= 12.264 (4) and c=6.935 (2) A; at,,= 1.36, de= 1-38 g cm -a for Z=4. The structure was refined, on F, by full-matrix, least-squares methods to an R value of 0.053 and wR of 0.038 for 1297 measured reflexions. The molecule exists as the enol tautomer and the short, intramolecular hydrogen bonds formed [O..-O contacts of 2.418 (6) and 2.444 (7) A] are asymmetric. There is evidence for alternating single and double bonds in the enol ring. The S-S distance is 2.082 (2) A and the C-S distances are 1.744 (5) and 1-743 (4) ~. From comparison with other organic sulphides, a dependence of the C-S bond length on the state of hybridization of the carbon atom is indicated. The C-S-S-C torsion angle is 68-6 °.