The molecular and crystal structure of isosteviol sulphite (1) is studied by means of the X-ray crystallographic analysis. It is demonstrated that this compound has a "dimer" structure, i.e. two isosteviol molecules are bound with a sulphite bridge. The molecule takes a tweezers-like conformation stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds of acid groups. The molecules in the crystal are bound by intermolecular С-Н…О hydrogen bonds.Diterpenoid isosteviol (16-oxo-ent-beyeran-19-oic acid) with the structure proved by the X-ray crystallographic analysis [1] is synthesized by the acid hydrolysis of glycosides isolated from the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant. In order to produce its derivatives with practically useful properties, isosteviol derivatives were synthesized, these derivatives belonging to more than ten various classes, including alcohols, amides, amines, ethers, azomethines, hydrazones, halogen derivatives, macrocycles, and so on [2].Among isosteviol derivatives, tweezers-like structures, where two isosteviol fragments are connected with a short bridge, were obtained [3]. In this work we studied isosteviol sulphite whose synthesis procedure was described previously [4]. 1 Experimental. The crystals of the quality suitable for the X-ray crystallographic analysis were obtained by recrystallization from a 5:1 mixture of petroleum ether:ethyl acetate; the crystals are colorless, T melt 301-303 °C. The crystallographic data of compound 1 are as follows: (C 40 H 62 O 7 S, M = 686.97) monoclinic, at 150 K a = 12.617(1) Å, b = 11.100(1) Å, c = 13.330(1) Å, β = 101.713(1)°, V = 1828.1(3) Å 3 , Z = 2, space group P2 1 , d calc = 1.248 g/cm 3 ,