A synthesis of high-purity silicon disulfide SiS2 is described, and the F.t.-Raman spectrum of the solid is reported for the first time. The standard massic energy of reaction of SiS2(cr) with fluorine was measured in a bomb calorimeter. The combustion reaction was shown to proceed as follows : SiS2(cr) + 8F(2)(g) = SiF4(g) + 2SF(6)(g). The derived standard molar enthalpy of formation is : Delta(f)H(m)(o)(SiS2,cr, 298.15 K) = -(254.6 +/- 2.9) kJ . mol(-1). This value differs significantly From those determined by solution-reaction calorimetry, but is in fair agreement with results obtained by means of third-law treatments of high-temperature equilibria. The ratio of molar enthalpies of dissociation of the "first" and "second" bonds in SiS2(g), k = D-m(o)(S-SiS)/D-m(o)(SiS) = (0.57 +/- 0.03), is similar to ks reported previously for SiO2 and SiSe2.