organic compounds
5-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-methyl-3-methylsulfinyl-1-benzofuran
aDepartment of Chemistry, Dongeui University, San 24 Kaya-dong Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-714, Republic of Korea, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, 599-1 Daeyeon 3-dong, Nam-gu, Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea
*Correspondence e-mail: uklee@pknu.ac.kr
In the title compound, C16H13BrO2S, the O atom and the methyl group of the methylsulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The 4-bromophenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane, making a dihedral angle of 39.23 (8)°. The exhibits weak non-classical intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and two intermolecular C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For the crystal structures of similar 5-aryl-2-methyl-1-benzofuran derivatives, see: Choi et al. (2006a,b). For the pharmacological activity of benzofuran compounds, see: Howlett et al. (1999); Twyman & Allsop (1999). For natural products with benzofuran rings, see: Akgul & Anil (2003); von Reuss & König (2004).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell 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
10.1107/S1600536809033509/zl2233sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809033509/zl2233Isup2.hkl
77% 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (247 mg, 1.1 mmol) was added in small portions to a stirred solution of 5-(4-bromophenyl)-2-methyl-3-methylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran (333 mg, 1.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (40 ml) at 273 K. After being stirred for 4 hr 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
(ethyl acetate) to afford the title compound as a colorless solid [yield 78%, m.p. 458-459 K; Rf = 0.31 (ethyl acetate)]. Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were prepared by evaporation of a solution of the title compound in acetone at room temperature. Spectroscopic analysis; EI-MS 348 [M+], 350 [M+2].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. Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for the aryl and 1.5Ueq(C) for the methyl H atoms.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
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).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 small spheres of arbitrary radius. | |
Fig. 2. C–H···O interactions (dotted lines) in the title compound. [Symmetry codes: (i) -x+1, -y, -z+1; (ii) -x+2, -y+1, -z+1.] | |
Fig. 3. C–H···π interactions (dotted lines) in the title compound. Cg denotes the ring centroids. [Symmetry codes: (iii) -x+1, y+1/2, -z+1/2; (iv) -x + 1, -y+1, -z+1.] |
C16H13BrO2S | F(000) = 704 |
Mr = 349.23 | Dx = 1.648 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point = 458–459 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 11.410 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 4055 reflections |
b = 7.9508 (8) Å | θ = 2.4–27.5° |
c = 15.728 (2) Å | µ = 3.07 mm−1 |
β = 99.399 (1)° | T = 173 K |
V = 1407.7 (3) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 3195 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2551 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.035 |
Detector resolution: 10.0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 1.8° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −14→14 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) | k = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.460, Tmax = 0.579 | l = −13→20 |
8551 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.028 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.076 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0363P)2 + 0.3706P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3195 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
183 parameters | Δρmax = 0.52 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
C16H13BrO2S | V = 1407.7 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 349.23 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.410 (1) Å | µ = 3.07 mm−1 |
b = 7.9508 (8) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 15.728 (2) Å | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
β = 99.399 (1)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 3195 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) | 2551 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.460, Tmax = 0.579 | Rint = 0.035 |
8551 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.028 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.076 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.52 e Å−3 |
3195 reflections | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
183 parameters |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Br | −0.03613 (2) | 0.52211 (3) | 0.242047 (16) | 0.03659 (10) | |
S | 0.73123 (5) | 0.01241 (6) | 0.54088 (4) | 0.02489 (13) | |
O1 | 0.86485 (12) | 0.41164 (18) | 0.44262 (10) | 0.0257 (3) | |
O2 | 0.64757 (15) | −0.0857 (2) | 0.47714 (11) | 0.0356 (4) | |
C1 | 0.75941 (18) | 0.2037 (2) | 0.49091 (13) | 0.0212 (4) | |
C2 | 0.67604 (18) | 0.3123 (2) | 0.43719 (13) | 0.0210 (4) | |
C3 | 0.55377 (18) | 0.3170 (2) | 0.41169 (13) | 0.0225 (4) | |
H3 | 0.5054 | 0.2356 | 0.4306 | 0.027* | |
C4 | 0.50462 (19) | 0.4463 (3) | 0.35708 (14) | 0.0226 (4) | |
C5 | 0.5801 (2) | 0.5711 (3) | 0.33141 (15) | 0.0264 (5) | |
H5 | 0.5463 | 0.6577 | 0.2959 | 0.032* | |
C6 | 0.7013 (2) | 0.5696 (3) | 0.35685 (14) | 0.0273 (5) | |
H6 | 0.7499 | 0.6525 | 0.3397 | 0.033* | |
C7 | 0.74681 (18) | 0.4375 (3) | 0.40949 (14) | 0.0229 (4) | |
C8 | 0.86971 (18) | 0.2669 (3) | 0.49163 (14) | 0.0238 (4) | |
C9 | 0.37431 (19) | 0.4570 (2) | 0.32810 (14) | 0.0222 (4) | |
C10 | 0.29488 (19) | 0.4165 (3) | 0.38373 (13) | 0.0235 (4) | |
H10 | 0.3242 | 0.3774 | 0.4388 | 0.028* | |
C11 | 0.17330 (19) | 0.4334 (3) | 0.35854 (14) | 0.0256 (5) | |
H11 | 0.1214 | 0.4053 | 0.3962 | 0.031* | |
C12 | 0.1300 (2) | 0.4926 (3) | 0.27679 (15) | 0.0263 (5) | |
C13 | 0.2063 (2) | 0.5303 (3) | 0.21940 (15) | 0.0307 (5) | |
H13 | 0.1763 | 0.5679 | 0.1641 | 0.037* | |
C14 | 0.3277 (2) | 0.5114 (3) | 0.24500 (15) | 0.0283 (5) | |
H14 | 0.3789 | 0.5353 | 0.2063 | 0.034* | |
C15 | 0.98997 (18) | 0.2164 (3) | 0.53466 (16) | 0.0308 (5) | |
H15A | 0.9851 | 0.1114 | 0.5640 | 0.046* | |
H15B | 1.0215 | 0.3012 | 0.5756 | 0.046* | |
H15C | 1.0411 | 0.2040 | 0.4923 | 0.046* | |
C16 | 0.6480 (2) | 0.0947 (3) | 0.61869 (15) | 0.0338 (5) | |
H16A | 0.5756 | 0.1439 | 0.5895 | 0.051* | |
H16B | 0.6942 | 0.1790 | 0.6528 | 0.051* | |
H16C | 0.6296 | 0.0054 | 0.6554 | 0.051* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br | 0.02728 (13) | 0.04720 (17) | 0.03369 (15) | 0.00609 (10) | 0.00023 (10) | −0.00305 (11) |
S | 0.0277 (3) | 0.0206 (3) | 0.0263 (3) | −0.0030 (2) | 0.0041 (2) | 0.0032 (2) |
O1 | 0.0247 (8) | 0.0238 (8) | 0.0286 (8) | −0.0054 (6) | 0.0047 (6) | 0.0041 (6) |
O2 | 0.0416 (10) | 0.0281 (8) | 0.0358 (9) | −0.0115 (7) | 0.0027 (8) | −0.0036 (7) |
C1 | 0.0264 (10) | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0195 (10) | −0.0035 (8) | 0.0044 (8) | −0.0012 (8) |
C2 | 0.0285 (11) | 0.0174 (9) | 0.0178 (10) | −0.0026 (8) | 0.0062 (8) | −0.0021 (8) |
C3 | 0.0271 (11) | 0.0181 (10) | 0.0231 (11) | −0.0043 (8) | 0.0061 (9) | −0.0005 (8) |
C4 | 0.0267 (11) | 0.0221 (10) | 0.0199 (10) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0060 (9) | −0.0022 (8) |
C5 | 0.0327 (12) | 0.0228 (10) | 0.0247 (11) | 0.0015 (9) | 0.0079 (9) | 0.0047 (9) |
C6 | 0.0327 (12) | 0.0219 (11) | 0.0294 (12) | −0.0049 (9) | 0.0112 (10) | 0.0032 (9) |
C7 | 0.0254 (11) | 0.0216 (10) | 0.0224 (11) | −0.0042 (8) | 0.0059 (9) | −0.0034 (9) |
C8 | 0.0287 (11) | 0.0207 (10) | 0.0226 (11) | −0.0036 (9) | 0.0059 (9) | −0.0003 (8) |
C9 | 0.0281 (11) | 0.0172 (9) | 0.0215 (11) | 0.0001 (8) | 0.0042 (9) | −0.0002 (8) |
C10 | 0.0319 (11) | 0.0208 (10) | 0.0178 (10) | 0.0004 (9) | 0.0041 (9) | 0.0023 (8) |
C11 | 0.0289 (11) | 0.0265 (11) | 0.0227 (11) | −0.0022 (9) | 0.0080 (9) | −0.0001 (9) |
C12 | 0.0253 (11) | 0.0266 (11) | 0.0264 (12) | 0.0017 (8) | 0.0023 (9) | −0.0027 (9) |
C13 | 0.0354 (12) | 0.0350 (12) | 0.0210 (11) | 0.0005 (10) | 0.0024 (10) | 0.0047 (10) |
C14 | 0.0310 (12) | 0.0336 (12) | 0.0216 (11) | −0.0014 (9) | 0.0080 (9) | 0.0035 (9) |
C15 | 0.0259 (11) | 0.0283 (12) | 0.0376 (13) | −0.0052 (9) | 0.0036 (10) | 0.0024 (10) |
C16 | 0.0380 (13) | 0.0381 (13) | 0.0268 (12) | −0.0047 (10) | 0.0103 (10) | 0.0019 (10) |
Br—C12 | 1.900 (2) | C8—C15 | 1.483 (3) |
S—O2 | 1.4874 (17) | C9—C10 | 1.396 (3) |
S—C1 | 1.766 (2) | C9—C14 | 1.397 (3) |
S—C16 | 1.791 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.386 (3) |
O1—C7 | 1.378 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
O1—C8 | 1.381 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.382 (3) |
C1—C8 | 1.353 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.450 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.385 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.388 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.386 (3) |
C2—C7 | 1.396 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.397 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.415 (3) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C4—C9 | 1.485 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.376 (3) | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.385 (3) | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | ||
O2—S—C1 | 107.18 (10) | C10—C9—C4 | 120.96 (19) |
O2—S—C16 | 107.39 (11) | C14—C9—C4 | 120.94 (19) |
C1—S—C16 | 98.32 (11) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.36 (19) |
C7—O1—C8 | 106.44 (15) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.3 |
C8—C1—C2 | 107.74 (17) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.3 |
C8—C1—S | 123.55 (16) | C12—C11—C10 | 119.2 (2) |
C2—C1—S | 128.51 (15) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.4 |
C3—C2—C7 | 119.74 (19) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.4 |
C3—C2—C1 | 135.85 (18) | C11—C12—C13 | 120.8 (2) |
C7—C2—C1 | 104.40 (17) | C11—C12—Br | 119.84 (17) |
C2—C3—C4 | 118.77 (19) | C13—C12—Br | 119.31 (18) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C12—C13—C14 | 119.5 (2) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.3 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.3 (2) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.3 |
C3—C4—C9 | 120.81 (19) | C13—C14—C9 | 121.0 (2) |
C5—C4—C9 | 119.84 (19) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 122.7 (2) | C9—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 118.6 | C8—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 118.6 | C8—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 116.20 (19) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 121.9 | C8—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6 | 121.9 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O1—C7—C6 | 125.96 (18) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O1—C7—C2 | 110.80 (18) | S—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C2 | 123.2 (2) | S—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C1—C8—O1 | 110.61 (18) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C1—C8—C15 | 133.9 (2) | S—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
O1—C8—C15 | 115.47 (17) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C14 | 118.1 (2) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
O2—S—C1—C8 | −131.80 (18) | C1—C2—C7—C6 | −179.2 (2) |
C16—S—C1—C8 | 117.0 (2) | C2—C1—C8—O1 | 0.7 (2) |
O2—S—C1—C2 | 42.4 (2) | S—C1—C8—O1 | 175.91 (14) |
C16—S—C1—C2 | −68.8 (2) | C2—C1—C8—C15 | 178.9 (2) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | −179.4 (2) | S—C1—C8—C15 | −5.9 (4) |
S—C1—C2—C3 | 5.6 (4) | C7—O1—C8—C1 | −0.7 (2) |
C8—C1—C2—C7 | −0.3 (2) | C7—O1—C8—C15 | −179.28 (18) |
S—C1—C2—C7 | −175.27 (16) | C3—C4—C9—C10 | 37.8 (3) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 1.3 (3) | C5—C4—C9—C10 | −140.3 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.7 (2) | C3—C4—C9—C14 | −143.6 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.8 (3) | C5—C4—C9—C14 | 38.3 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C9 | −179.89 (19) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −1.6 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.1 (3) | C4—C9—C10—C11 | 177.03 (19) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | 179.2 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.4 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.2 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 1.9 (3) |
C8—O1—C7—C6 | 179.6 (2) | C10—C11—C12—Br | −178.41 (16) |
C8—O1—C7—C2 | 0.5 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −1.3 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—O1 | −179.8 (2) | Br—C12—C13—C14 | 179.01 (16) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | −0.8 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | −0.8 (3) |
C3—C2—C7—O1 | 179.17 (17) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 2.2 (3) |
C1—C2—C7—O1 | −0.1 (2) | C4—C9—C14—C13 | −176.4 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | 0.1 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10···O2i | 0.93 | 2.66 | 3.416 (3) | 139 |
C15—H15B···O1ii | 0.96 | 2.66 | 3.380 (3) | 132 |
C16—H16A···O2i | 0.96 | 2.63 | 3.463 (3) | 145 |
C13—H13···Cg2iii | 0.93 | 2.86 | 3.624 (3) | 140 |
C16—H16B···Cg1iv | 0.96 | 2.90 | 3.768 (3) | 152 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H13BrO2S |
Mr | 349.23 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.410 (1), 7.9508 (8), 15.728 (2) |
β (°) | 99.399 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1407.7 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.07 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.460, 0.579 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8551, 3195, 2551 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.028, 0.076, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3195 |
No. of parameters | 183 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.52, −0.43 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2001), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10···O2i | 0.93 | 2.66 | 3.416 (3) | 138.6 |
C15—H15B···O1ii | 0.96 | 2.66 | 3.380 (3) | 131.7 |
C16—H16A···O2i | 0.96 | 2.63 | 3.463 (3) | 145.1 |
C13—H13···Cg2iii | 0.93 | 2.86 | 3.624 (3) | 140.0 |
C16—H16B···Cg1iv | 0.96 | 2.90 | 3.768 (3) | 151.6 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
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Benzofuran ring systems have attracted particular interest in the view of their pharmacological properties (Howlett et al., 1999; Twyman & Allsop, 1999), and these compounds are occurring in natural products (Akgul & Anil, 2003; von Reuss & König, 2004). As a part of our ongoing studies on the synthesis and structures of 5-aryl-2-methyl-1-benzofuran analogues, the crystal structure of 5-(4-bromophenyl)-2-methyl-3-methylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran (Choi et al., 2006a) and 2-methyl-3-methylsulfinyl-5-phenyl-1-benzofuran (Choi et al., 2006b) have been described in the literature. Here we report the crystal structure of the title compound (Fig. 1).
The benzofuran unit is essentially planar, with a mean deviation of 0.005 (2) Å from the least-squares plane defined by the nine constituent atoms. The 4-bromophenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane, with a dihedral angle of 39.23 (8)°. The molecular packing (Fig. 2) is stabilized by weak non-classical intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonds; the first between the 4-bromophenyl H atom and the furan O atom, with C10–H10···O2i, the second between the methyl H atom and the oxygen of the S═O unit, with C15–H15B···O1ii, the third between the methyl H atom of the methylsulfinyl substituent and the furan O atom, with C16–H16A···O2i, respectively (Table 1). The crystal packing (Fig. 3) is further stabilized by two intermolecular C–H···π interactions; the first between the 4-bromophenyl H atom and the furan ring of a neighbouring molecule, with C13–H13···Cg2iii, the second between the methyl H atom of the methylsulfinyl substituent and the 4-bromophenyl ring of an adjacent molecule, with C16–H16B···Cg1iv, respectively (Table 1; Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C9-C14 phenyl ring and the C1/C2/C7/O2/C8 furan ring, respectively).