5-Bromo-2,7-di­methyl-3-methyl­sulfinyl-1-benzo­furan

In the title compound, C₁₁H₁₁BrO₂S, the O atom and the methyl group of the methyl­sulfinyl substituent are located on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by non-classical inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding, and by inter­molecular C—Br⋯π inter­actions, with C—Br⋯Cg = 3.629 Å (Cg is the centroid of the benzene ring). In addition, the crystal structure exhibits aromatic π–π interactions between the furan rings of neighbouring molecules [centroid–centroid distance = 4.206 (6) Å].

Related literature

For the crystal structures of similar 5-halo-2-methyl-3-methyl­sulfinyl-1-benzofuran derivatives. see: Choi et al. (2007a,b). For natural products with a benzofuran ring, see: Akgul & Anil (2003); von Reuss & König (2004). For the pharmacological activity of benzofuran compounds, see: Howlett et al. (1999).

Experimental

Crystal data

• C₁₁H₁₁BrO₂S

• M_r = 287.17

• Monoclinic, C c

• a = 16.929 (2) Å

• b = 5.1001 (6) Å

• c = 13.800 (2) Å

• β = 106.962 (2)°

• V = 1139.7 (3) ų

• Z = 4

• Mo Kα radiation

• μ = 3.77 mm⁻¹

• T = 173 K

• 0.60 × 0.30 × 0.15 mm

Data collection

• Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer

• Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) T_min = 0.211, T_max = 0.602

• 3270 measured reflections

• 1832 independent reflections

• 1760 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

• R_int = 0.111

Refinement

• R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.040

• wR(F²) = 0.102

• S = 1.06

• 1832 reflections

• 138 parameters

• 2 restraints

• H-atom parameters constrained

• Δρ_max = 1.31 e Å⁻³

• Δρ_min = −0.82 e Å⁻³

• Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 582 Friedel pairs

• Flack parameter: −0.003 (12)

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A	D—H	H⋯A	D⋯A	D—H⋯A
C11—H11B⋯O2^i	0.96	2.42	3.242 (7)	143
Symmetry code: (i) x, y-1, z.

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.

Supporting information

S1. Comment

Benzofuran ring systems are widely occurring in natural products (Akgul & Anil, 2003; von Reuss & König, 2004) and in synthetic substances which exhibit a variety of pharmacological properties (Howlett et al., 1999). As a part of our continuing studies of the effect of side chain substituents on the solid state structures of 5-halo-2-methyl-3-methylsulfinyl-1-benzofuran analogues (Choi et al., 2007a,b), the crystal structure of the title compound has been determined (Fig. 1).

The benzofuran unit is essentially planar, with a mean deviation of 0.009 (4) Å from the least-squares plane defined by the nine constituent atoms. The molecular packing (Fig. 2) is stabilized by non-classical intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bond between the methyl H atom of the methylsulfinyl substituent and the oxygen of the S═O unit, with a C11–H11B···O2ⁱ (Table 1). The crystal packing (Fig. 2) is further stabilized by intermolecular C–Br···π interaction between the Br atom and the benzene ring of an adjacent molecule, with a C4–Br···Cg2ⁱⁱ distance of 3.629Å (Cg2 is the centroid of the C2–C7 benzene ring). Additionally, the molecular packing (Fig. 2) exhibits aromatic π–π interaction between the furan rings of neighbouring molecules, with a Cg1···Cg1ⁱ distance of 4.206 Å (Cg1 is the centroid of the C1/C2/C7/O1/C8 furan ring).

Related literature

For the crystal structures of similar 5-halo-2-methyl-3-methylsulfinyl-1-benzofuran derivatives. see: Choi et al. (2007a,b). For natural products with a benzofuran ring, see: Akgul & Anil (2003); von Reuss & König (2004). For the pharmacological activity of benzofuran compounds, see: Howlett et al. (1999).

S2. Experimental

77% 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (247 mg, 1.1 mmol) was added in small portions to a stirred solution of 5-bromo-2,7-dimethyl-3-methylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran (287 mg, 1.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (30 ml) at 273 K. After being stirred for 3 h at room temperature, the mixture was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and the organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate) to afford the title compound as a colorless solid [yield 83%, m.p. 411-412 K; R_f = 0.33 (ethyl acetate)]. Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were prepared by evaporation of a solution of the title compound in chloroform at room temperature.

S3. Refinement

All H atoms were geometrically positioned and refined using a riding model, with C–H = 0.93 Å for the aryl and 0.96 Å for the methyl H atoms. U_iso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for the aryl and 1.5U_eq(C) for the methyl H atoms.

Computing details

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).

Figures

	Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with the atom numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. H atoms are presented as a small cycles of arbitrary radius.
	Fig. 2. C–H···O, C–Br···π and π–π interactions (dotted lines) in the title compound. Cg denotes the ring centroids. [Symmetry codes: (i) x, - 1 + y, z; (ii) x, 1 + y, z.]

5-Bromo-2,7-dimethyl-3-methylsulfinyl-1-benzofuran

Crystal data

C11H11BrO2S	F(000) = 576
Mr = 287.17	Dx = 1.674 Mg m^−3
Monoclinic, Cc	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: C -2yc	Cell parameters from 2606 reflections
a = 16.929 (2) Å	θ = 2.5–27.4°
b = 5.1001 (6) Å	µ = 3.77 mm^−1
c = 13.800 (2) Å	T = 173 K
β = 106.962 (2)°	Block, colorless
V = 1139.7 (3) Å^3	0.60 × 0.30 × 0.15 mm
Z = 4

Data collection

Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer	1832 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	1760 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromator	Rint = 0.111
Detector resolution: 10.0 pixels mm^-1	θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.5°
ϕ and ω scans	h = −21→19
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000)	k = −6→6
Tmin = 0.211, Tmax = 0.602	l = −13→17
3270 measured reflections

Refinement

Refinement on F^2	Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: full	Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map
R[F^2 > 2σ(F^2)] = 0.040	H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F^2) = 0.102	w = 1/[σ^2(Fo^2) + (0.071P)^2 + 0.1P] where P = (Fo^2 + 2Fc^2)/3
S = 1.06	(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
1832 reflections	Δρmax = 1.31 e Å^−3
138 parameters	Δρmin = −0.82 e Å^−3
2 restraints	Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 582 Friedel pairs
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods	Absolute structure parameter: −0.003 (12)

Special details

Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F² against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F², conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F². The threshold expression of F² > 2sigma(F²) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F² are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Ų)

	x	y	z	Uiso*/Ueq
Br	0.80657 (3)	1.10273 (9)	0.53574 (4)	0.03592 (18)
S2	0.47258 (6)	0.4834 (2)	0.39045 (8)	0.0260 (3)
O1	0.60773 (18)	0.2770 (7)	0.6641 (2)	0.0234 (7)
C2	0.6253 (2)	0.5717 (8)	0.5481 (3)	0.0210 (9)
C1	0.5474 (2)	0.4374 (8)	0.5090 (3)	0.0196 (8)
C3	0.6679 (2)	0.7694 (9)	0.5131 (3)	0.0226 (8)
H3	0.6470	0.8467	0.4497	0.027*
C9	0.7699 (3)	0.4064 (11)	0.8116 (4)	0.0362 (13)
H9A	0.7768	0.2220	0.8027	0.043*
H9B	0.7326	0.4324	0.8514	0.043*
H9C	0.8225	0.4832	0.8457	0.043*
C8	0.5396 (2)	0.2678 (9)	0.5812 (3)	0.0222 (9)
C6	0.7356 (3)	0.5336 (10)	0.7103 (3)	0.0253 (9)
C4	0.7437 (3)	0.8416 (9)	0.5800 (4)	0.0261 (9)
C7	0.6596 (2)	0.4648 (9)	0.6435 (3)	0.0215 (8)
C5	0.7778 (3)	0.7289 (10)	0.6741 (4)	0.0283 (10)
H5	0.8294	0.7837	0.7139	0.034*
O2	0.4684 (2)	0.7724 (8)	0.3685 (3)	0.0389 (10)
C10	0.4738 (3)	0.0806 (9)	0.5865 (4)	0.0279 (10)
H10A	0.4286	0.0927	0.5255	0.042*
H10B	0.4548	0.1227	0.6437	0.042*
H10C	0.4955	−0.0946	0.5937	0.042*
C11	0.5294 (4)	0.3399 (11)	0.3125 (4)	0.0361 (12)
H11A	0.4998	0.3659	0.2425	0.054*
H11B	0.5362	0.1555	0.3264	0.054*
H11C	0.5827	0.4216	0.3271	0.054*

Atomic displacement parameters (Ų)

	U^11	U^22	U^33	U^12	U^13	U^23
Br	0.0297 (2)	0.0241 (2)	0.0578 (3)	−0.00886 (19)	0.01865 (19)	−0.0052 (3)
S2	0.0213 (5)	0.0276 (6)	0.0247 (5)	−0.0042 (4)	−0.0002 (4)	0.0032 (4)
O1	0.0239 (15)	0.0250 (17)	0.0218 (15)	−0.0003 (12)	0.0075 (12)	0.0008 (13)
C2	0.018 (2)	0.019 (2)	0.025 (2)	0.0008 (14)	0.0051 (16)	−0.0027 (16)
C1	0.0152 (17)	0.0208 (19)	0.0210 (19)	−0.0012 (14)	0.0024 (14)	0.0019 (16)
C3	0.0211 (19)	0.020 (2)	0.026 (2)	0.0005 (15)	0.0066 (16)	0.0004 (16)
C9	0.027 (2)	0.051 (4)	0.026 (3)	0.007 (2)	0.0003 (19)	−0.002 (2)
C8	0.0208 (18)	0.024 (2)	0.021 (2)	0.0003 (15)	0.0043 (16)	−0.0022 (16)
C6	0.0197 (19)	0.027 (2)	0.027 (2)	0.0039 (16)	0.0047 (16)	−0.0055 (19)
C4	0.0216 (19)	0.0183 (19)	0.040 (3)	−0.0028 (15)	0.0121 (17)	−0.0054 (19)
C7	0.0190 (18)	0.021 (2)	0.025 (2)	0.0022 (15)	0.0071 (15)	−0.0030 (18)
C5	0.0176 (18)	0.034 (3)	0.032 (2)	−0.0017 (16)	0.0051 (16)	−0.012 (2)
O2	0.041 (2)	0.0286 (19)	0.039 (2)	0.0081 (16)	−0.0001 (18)	0.0065 (16)
C10	0.027 (2)	0.023 (2)	0.035 (2)	−0.0066 (17)	0.0121 (19)	0.0006 (18)
C11	0.052 (3)	0.031 (3)	0.026 (2)	−0.007 (2)	0.012 (2)	−0.002 (2)

Geometric parameters (Å, º)

Br—C4	1.913 (5)	C9—H9B	0.9600
S2—O2	1.502 (4)	C9—H9C	0.9600
S2—C1	1.769 (4)	C8—C10	1.486 (6)
S2—C11	1.795 (7)	C6—C7	1.391 (6)
O1—C8	1.368 (5)	C6—C5	1.400 (8)
O1—C7	1.384 (6)	C4—C5	1.383 (8)
C2—C7	1.387 (6)	C5—H5	0.9300
C2—C3	1.404 (7)	C10—H10A	0.9600
C2—C1	1.444 (5)	C10—H10B	0.9600
C1—C8	1.354 (7)	C10—H10C	0.9600
C3—C4	1.394 (6)	C11—H11A	0.9600
C3—H3	0.9300	C11—H11B	0.9600
C9—C6	1.496 (7)	C11—H11C	0.9600
C9—H9A	0.9600
O2—S2—C1	107.2 (2)	C7—C6—C9	122.8 (5)
O2—S2—C11	106.4 (3)	C5—C6—C9	122.9 (4)
C1—S2—C11	97.8 (2)	C5—C4—C3	124.3 (5)
C8—O1—C7	106.4 (3)	C5—C4—Br	118.1 (3)
C7—C2—C3	119.6 (4)	C3—C4—Br	117.6 (4)
C7—C2—C1	104.6 (4)	O1—C7—C2	110.6 (3)
C3—C2—C1	135.8 (4)	O1—C7—C6	123.9 (4)
C8—C1—C2	107.6 (4)	C2—C7—C6	125.5 (5)
C8—C1—S2	124.6 (3)	C4—C5—C6	121.0 (4)
C2—C1—S2	127.7 (4)	C4—C5—H5	119.5
C4—C3—C2	115.3 (4)	C6—C5—H5	119.5
C4—C3—H3	122.4	C8—C10—H10A	109.5
C2—C3—H3	122.4	C8—C10—H10B	109.5
C6—C9—H9A	109.5	H10A—C10—H10B	109.5
C6—C9—H9B	109.5	C8—C10—H10C	109.5
H9A—C9—H9B	109.5	H10A—C10—H10C	109.5
C6—C9—H9C	109.5	H10B—C10—H10C	109.5
H9A—C9—H9C	109.5	S2—C11—H11A	109.5
H9B—C9—H9C	109.5	S2—C11—H11B	109.5
C1—C8—O1	110.8 (4)	H11A—C11—H11B	109.5
C1—C8—C10	133.0 (4)	S2—C11—H11C	109.5
O1—C8—C10	116.2 (4)	H11A—C11—H11C	109.5
C7—C6—C5	114.3 (4)	H11B—C11—H11C	109.5
C7—C2—C1—C8	0.8 (5)	C2—C3—C4—C5	1.1 (7)
C3—C2—C1—C8	−178.2 (5)	C2—C3—C4—Br	178.2 (3)
C7—C2—C1—S2	179.5 (3)	C8—O1—C7—C2	−0.7 (5)
C3—C2—C1—S2	0.6 (8)	C8—O1—C7—C6	179.5 (4)
O2—S2—C1—C8	139.5 (4)	C3—C2—C7—O1	179.1 (4)
C11—S2—C1—C8	−110.6 (5)	C1—C2—C7—O1	−0.1 (5)
O2—S2—C1—C2	−39.0 (5)	C3—C2—C7—C6	−1.0 (7)
C11—S2—C1—C2	70.8 (5)	C1—C2—C7—C6	179.8 (4)
C7—C2—C3—C4	0.3 (7)	C5—C6—C7—O1	−179.8 (4)
C1—C2—C3—C4	179.1 (5)	C9—C6—C7—O1	1.1 (7)
C2—C1—C8—O1	−1.3 (5)	C5—C6—C7—C2	0.4 (7)
S2—C1—C8—O1	179.9 (3)	C9—C6—C7—C2	−178.7 (5)
C2—C1—C8—C10	179.1 (5)	C3—C4—C5—C6	−1.9 (8)
S2—C1—C8—C10	0.3 (8)	Br—C4—C5—C6	−179.0 (4)
C7—O1—C8—C1	1.2 (5)	C7—C6—C5—C4	1.0 (7)
C7—O1—C8—C10	−179.0 (4)	C9—C6—C5—C4	−179.9 (5)

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º)

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
C11—H11B···O2^i	0.96	2.42	3.242 (7)	143

Symmetry code: (i) x, y−1, z.