Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o1687  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808024276 ]

3-Methylsulfinyl-2-phenyl-1-benzofuran

H. D. Choi, P. J. Seo, B. W. Son and U. Lee

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₅H₁₂O₂S, was prepared by the oxidation of 3-methylsulfanyl-2-phenyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 37.65 (8)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The O atom and the methyl group of the methylsulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran ring system. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic - interactions between the benzene rings of neighbouring molecules [centroid-centroid distance = 3.549 (2) Å] and by intermolecular C-HO interactions.

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