organic compounds
Methyl 2-[5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl]acetate
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, C18H16O4S, the 4-hydroxyphenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane, making a dihedral angle of 34.52 (6)°. The methyl group of the methylsulfanyl substituent is almost perpendicular to the plane of the benzofuran fragment [100.90 (8)°] and is slightly tilted towards it. The is stabilized by intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and by intermolecular C—H⋯π interactions between a methyl H atom of the methylsulfanyl substituent and the 4-hydroxyphenyl ring.
Related literature
For the crystal structures of similar alkyl 2-[5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl]acetate derivatives, see: Choi et al. (2006, 2009). For the pharmacological activity of benzofuran compounds, see: Howlett et al. (1999); Twyman & Allsop (1999). For natural products involving a benzofuran ring, 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/S1600536809037763/si2201sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809037763/si2201Isup2.hkl
2-[5-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl]acetic acid (471 mg, 1.5 mmol) was added to a solution of concentrated sulfuric acid (3 drops) in methanol (20 ml), and the mixture was refluxed for 6h, then cooled. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was poured into water. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by
(benzene–acetone, 9 : 1 v/v) to afford the title compound as a colorless solid [yield 88%, m.p. 446–447 K; Rf = 0.49 (benzene–acetone, 9 : 1 v/v)]. Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were prepared by evaporation of a solution of the title compound in benzene at room temperature.The hydroxy H atom was found in a difference Fourier map and refined freely. The other H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 Å for the aryl, 0.97 Å for the methylene, and 0.96 Å for the methyl H atoms. Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for the aryl and methylene H atoms, and 1.5Ueq(C) for 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).C18H16O4S | F(000) = 688 |
Mr = 328.37 | Dx = 1.338 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 6226 reflections |
a = 13.6661 (6) Å | θ = 2.6–27.3° |
b = 7.6643 (3) Å | µ = 0.22 mm−1 |
c = 15.6344 (7) Å | T = 173 K |
β = 95.4731 (6)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1630.10 (12) Å3 | 0.45 × 0.25 × 0.25 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 3703 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2894 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.046 |
Detector resolution: 10.0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 1.5° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −17→17 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) | k = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.940, Tmax = 0.961 | l = −20→20 |
13917 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)] = 0.035 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.097 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.038P)2 + 0.664P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3703 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
213 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
C18H16O4S | V = 1630.10 (12) Å3 |
Mr = 328.37 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 13.6661 (6) Å | µ = 0.22 mm−1 |
b = 7.6643 (3) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 15.6344 (7) Å | 0.45 × 0.25 × 0.25 mm |
β = 95.4731 (6)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 3703 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) | 2894 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.940, Tmax = 0.961 | Rint = 0.046 |
13917 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.097 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
3703 reflections | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
213 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 | ||
S1 | 0.69956 (3) | 0.01335 (5) | 0.51042 (3) | 0.02878 (12) | |
O1 | 0.80580 (8) | 0.44720 (15) | 0.62041 (7) | 0.0290 (3) | |
O2 | 1.05303 (8) | 0.08785 (16) | 0.60370 (7) | 0.0330 (3) | |
O3 | 0.94920 (8) | 0.15452 (18) | 0.70121 (8) | 0.0379 (3) | |
O4 | 0.09318 (9) | 0.48769 (18) | 0.64861 (9) | 0.0377 (3) | |
H4 | 0.0789 (17) | 0.535 (3) | 0.6922 (17) | 0.061 (8)* | |
C1 | 0.72205 (11) | 0.2164 (2) | 0.55937 (9) | 0.0244 (3) | |
C2 | 0.65254 (11) | 0.33024 (19) | 0.59592 (9) | 0.0227 (3) | |
C3 | 0.55110 (11) | 0.3275 (2) | 0.60033 (9) | 0.0229 (3) | |
H3 | 0.5133 | 0.2362 | 0.5759 | 0.027* | |
C4 | 0.50698 (11) | 0.4634 (2) | 0.64192 (9) | 0.0236 (3) | |
C5 | 0.56623 (11) | 0.6008 (2) | 0.67804 (10) | 0.0277 (3) | |
H5 | 0.5365 | 0.6911 | 0.7057 | 0.033* | |
C6 | 0.66711 (12) | 0.6063 (2) | 0.67373 (10) | 0.0291 (3) | |
H6 | 0.7054 | 0.6977 | 0.6974 | 0.035* | |
C7 | 0.70754 (11) | 0.4684 (2) | 0.63246 (10) | 0.0254 (3) | |
C8 | 0.81116 (11) | 0.2933 (2) | 0.57520 (10) | 0.0268 (3) | |
C9 | 0.91070 (11) | 0.2406 (2) | 0.55381 (10) | 0.0289 (3) | |
H9A | 0.9450 | 0.3428 | 0.5354 | 0.035* | |
H9B | 0.9040 | 0.1591 | 0.5062 | 0.035* | |
C10 | 0.97139 (11) | 0.1573 (2) | 0.62834 (10) | 0.0266 (3) | |
C11 | 1.11920 (14) | 0.0120 (3) | 0.67179 (13) | 0.0460 (5) | |
H11A | 1.0857 | −0.0787 | 0.6997 | 0.055* | |
H11B | 1.1403 | 0.1006 | 0.7129 | 0.055* | |
H11C | 1.1754 | −0.0362 | 0.6478 | 0.055* | |
C12 | 0.39861 (11) | 0.46601 (19) | 0.64631 (10) | 0.0227 (3) | |
C13 | 0.33451 (11) | 0.4013 (2) | 0.57879 (10) | 0.0246 (3) | |
H13 | 0.3604 | 0.3531 | 0.5312 | 0.030* | |
C14 | 0.23358 (12) | 0.4071 (2) | 0.58084 (10) | 0.0272 (3) | |
H14 | 0.1925 | 0.3618 | 0.5354 | 0.033* | |
C15 | 0.19364 (11) | 0.4809 (2) | 0.65104 (10) | 0.0267 (3) | |
C16 | 0.25574 (12) | 0.5440 (2) | 0.71976 (10) | 0.0289 (3) | |
H16 | 0.2296 | 0.5919 | 0.7673 | 0.035* | |
C17 | 0.35686 (12) | 0.5352 (2) | 0.71715 (10) | 0.0273 (3) | |
H17 | 0.3979 | 0.5765 | 0.7637 | 0.033* | |
C18 | 0.62715 (13) | 0.0771 (2) | 0.41243 (12) | 0.0365 (4) | |
H18A | 0.5645 | 0.1201 | 0.4260 | 0.055* | |
H18B | 0.6176 | −0.0220 | 0.3750 | 0.055* | |
H18C | 0.6610 | 0.1671 | 0.3843 | 0.055* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0320 (2) | 0.0222 (2) | 0.0323 (2) | 0.00435 (16) | 0.00399 (16) | −0.00155 (16) |
O1 | 0.0219 (5) | 0.0333 (6) | 0.0313 (6) | 0.0002 (5) | 0.0002 (4) | −0.0056 (5) |
O2 | 0.0240 (6) | 0.0455 (7) | 0.0299 (6) | 0.0094 (5) | 0.0041 (4) | 0.0007 (5) |
O3 | 0.0297 (6) | 0.0546 (8) | 0.0309 (6) | 0.0048 (6) | 0.0105 (5) | 0.0091 (6) |
O4 | 0.0244 (6) | 0.0501 (8) | 0.0394 (7) | −0.0021 (5) | 0.0082 (5) | −0.0150 (6) |
C1 | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0242 (7) | 0.0241 (7) | 0.0036 (6) | 0.0028 (6) | 0.0005 (6) |
C2 | 0.0246 (7) | 0.0218 (7) | 0.0218 (7) | 0.0030 (6) | 0.0023 (6) | 0.0008 (6) |
C3 | 0.0238 (7) | 0.0210 (7) | 0.0239 (7) | 0.0001 (6) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0002 (6) |
C4 | 0.0253 (7) | 0.0241 (8) | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0030 (6) | 0.0011 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C5 | 0.0279 (8) | 0.0268 (8) | 0.0277 (8) | 0.0059 (6) | −0.0004 (6) | −0.0059 (6) |
C6 | 0.0299 (8) | 0.0275 (8) | 0.0289 (8) | −0.0013 (7) | −0.0031 (6) | −0.0064 (6) |
C7 | 0.0210 (7) | 0.0300 (8) | 0.0246 (8) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0006 (6) | −0.0003 (6) |
C8 | 0.0259 (8) | 0.0305 (8) | 0.0240 (7) | 0.0033 (6) | 0.0019 (6) | −0.0001 (6) |
C9 | 0.0227 (8) | 0.0370 (9) | 0.0274 (8) | 0.0022 (7) | 0.0039 (6) | 0.0001 (7) |
C10 | 0.0204 (7) | 0.0295 (8) | 0.0304 (8) | −0.0025 (6) | 0.0055 (6) | −0.0002 (6) |
C11 | 0.0311 (9) | 0.0670 (14) | 0.0392 (10) | 0.0158 (9) | 0.0007 (8) | 0.0111 (10) |
C12 | 0.0255 (7) | 0.0190 (7) | 0.0238 (7) | 0.0035 (6) | 0.0033 (6) | 0.0010 (6) |
C13 | 0.0290 (8) | 0.0223 (7) | 0.0232 (7) | 0.0026 (6) | 0.0061 (6) | −0.0021 (6) |
C14 | 0.0279 (8) | 0.0276 (8) | 0.0257 (8) | −0.0010 (6) | 0.0006 (6) | −0.0038 (6) |
C15 | 0.0240 (7) | 0.0268 (8) | 0.0299 (8) | 0.0001 (6) | 0.0057 (6) | −0.0007 (6) |
C16 | 0.0311 (8) | 0.0314 (8) | 0.0252 (8) | 0.0018 (7) | 0.0080 (6) | −0.0054 (7) |
C17 | 0.0295 (8) | 0.0284 (8) | 0.0239 (8) | 0.0017 (6) | 0.0015 (6) | −0.0039 (6) |
C18 | 0.0385 (10) | 0.0337 (9) | 0.0361 (9) | 0.0017 (8) | −0.0020 (7) | −0.0023 (7) |
S1—C1 | 1.7488 (16) | C8—C9 | 1.487 (2) |
S1—C18 | 1.8099 (18) | C9—C10 | 1.506 (2) |
O1—C8 | 1.3810 (19) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
O1—C7 | 1.3833 (18) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
O2—C10 | 1.3260 (18) | C11—H11A | 0.9600 |
O2—C11 | 1.451 (2) | C11—H11B | 0.9600 |
O3—C10 | 1.2067 (19) | C11—H11C | 0.9600 |
O4—C15 | 1.3708 (19) | C12—C13 | 1.397 (2) |
O4—H4 | 0.81 (3) | C12—C17 | 1.398 (2) |
C1—C8 | 1.354 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.383 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.447 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C2—C7 | 1.390 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.392 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.395 (2) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.395 (2) | C15—C16 | 1.391 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C16—C17 | 1.388 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.413 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C4—C12 | 1.489 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.387 (2) | C18—H18A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C18—H18B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.380 (2) | C18—H18C | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | ||
C1—S1—C18 | 100.90 (8) | O3—C10—O2 | 124.16 (15) |
C8—O1—C7 | 105.64 (12) | O3—C10—C9 | 124.63 (14) |
C10—O2—C11 | 115.50 (13) | O2—C10—C9 | 111.21 (13) |
C15—O4—H4 | 108.3 (17) | O2—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
C8—C1—C2 | 106.18 (14) | O2—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C8—C1—S1 | 125.76 (12) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—S1 | 127.94 (12) | O2—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C7—C2—C3 | 119.49 (14) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C7—C2—C1 | 105.79 (13) | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 134.71 (14) | C13—C12—C17 | 117.36 (14) |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.18 (14) | C13—C12—C4 | 121.01 (13) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.4 | C17—C12—C4 | 121.63 (14) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.4 | C14—C13—C12 | 121.72 (14) |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.09 (14) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.1 |
C3—C4—C12 | 120.49 (14) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.1 |
C5—C4—C12 | 120.41 (13) | C13—C14—C15 | 119.89 (14) |
C6—C5—C4 | 122.50 (14) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.1 |
C6—C5—H5 | 118.8 | C15—C14—H14 | 120.1 |
C4—C5—H5 | 118.8 | O4—C15—C16 | 122.95 (14) |
C7—C6—C5 | 116.33 (15) | O4—C15—C14 | 117.44 (14) |
C7—C6—H6 | 121.8 | C16—C15—C14 | 119.61 (14) |
C5—C6—H6 | 121.8 | C17—C16—C15 | 119.76 (14) |
C6—C7—O1 | 126.20 (14) | C17—C16—H16 | 120.1 |
C6—C7—C2 | 123.41 (14) | C15—C16—H16 | 120.1 |
O1—C7—C2 | 110.39 (13) | C16—C17—C12 | 121.63 (15) |
C1—C8—O1 | 111.98 (13) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.2 |
C1—C8—C9 | 131.83 (15) | C12—C17—H17 | 119.2 |
O1—C8—C9 | 116.18 (14) | S1—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C10 | 112.89 (13) | S1—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9A | 109.0 | H18A—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
C10—C9—H9A | 109.0 | S1—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9B | 109.0 | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—H9B | 109.0 | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
H9A—C9—H9B | 107.8 | ||
C18—S1—C1—C8 | −114.97 (15) | S1—C1—C8—C9 | 3.7 (3) |
C18—S1—C1—C2 | 69.48 (15) | C7—O1—C8—C1 | −0.77 (17) |
C8—C1—C2—C7 | −0.71 (17) | C7—O1—C8—C9 | 179.94 (13) |
S1—C1—C2—C7 | 175.53 (12) | C1—C8—C9—C10 | −99.8 (2) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | 178.91 (17) | O1—C8—C9—C10 | 79.33 (18) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | −4.8 (3) | C11—O2—C10—O3 | −2.6 (2) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | −0.4 (2) | C11—O2—C10—C9 | 176.96 (15) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.96 (16) | C8—C9—C10—O3 | −10.1 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.4 (2) | C8—C9—C10—O2 | 170.26 (14) |
C2—C3—C4—C12 | 178.85 (13) | C3—C4—C12—C13 | −34.2 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.1 (2) | C5—C4—C12—C13 | 144.26 (15) |
C12—C4—C5—C6 | −178.41 (14) | C3—C4—C12—C17 | 146.78 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.5 (2) | C5—C4—C12—C17 | −34.8 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—O1 | 179.75 (14) | C17—C12—C13—C14 | 0.8 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | 0.5 (2) | C4—C12—C13—C14 | −178.21 (14) |
C8—O1—C7—C6 | −179.09 (15) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.8 (2) |
C8—O1—C7—C2 | 0.28 (17) | C13—C14—C15—O4 | 178.18 (15) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | 0.0 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −1.8 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | 179.65 (15) | O4—C15—C16—C17 | −178.96 (16) |
C3—C2—C7—O1 | −179.43 (13) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 1.0 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—O1 | 0.26 (17) | C15—C16—C17—C12 | 0.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C8—O1 | 0.92 (18) | C13—C12—C17—C16 | −1.7 (2) |
S1—C1—C8—O1 | −175.42 (11) | C4—C12—C17—C16 | 177.40 (15) |
C2—C1—C8—C9 | −179.93 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H4···O3i | 0.81 (3) | 1.97 (3) | 2.7826 (18) | 177 (2) |
C18—H18C···Cgii | 0.96 | 2.88 | 3.762 (2) | 153 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H16O4S |
Mr | 328.37 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 13.6661 (6), 7.6643 (3), 15.6344 (7) |
β (°) | 95.4731 (6) |
V (Å3) | 1630.10 (12) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.22 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.45 × 0.25 × 0.25 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.940, 0.961 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13917, 3703, 2894 |
Rint | 0.046 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.097, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 3703 |
No. of parameters | 213 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.25 |
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 |
O4—H4···O3i | 0.81 (3) | 1.97 (3) | 2.7826 (18) | 177 (2) |
C18—H18C···Cgii | 0.96 | 2.88 | 3.762 (2) | 152.6 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
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Benzofuran ring systems have received considerable interest in 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 of the effect of side chain substituents on the solid state structures of alkyl 2-[5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl]acetate analogues (Choi et al., 2006, 2009), we report the crystal structure of the title compound (Fig. 1).
The benzofuran unit is essentially planar, with a mean deviation of 0.005 (1) Å from the least-squares plane defined by the nine constituent atoms. The 4-hydroxyphenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane, making a dihedral angle of 34.52 (6)°. The methyl group of the methylsulfanyl substituent is tilted towards the plane of the benzofuran unit [100.90 (8)°]. The molecular packing (Fig. 2) is stabilized by intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds between the hydroxy H atom and the oxygen of the C═O unit, with a O4—H4···O3i (Table 1). The crystal packing (Fig. 2) is further stabilized by intermolecular C—H···π interactions between the methyl H atom of the methylsulfanyl substituent and the 4-hydroxyphenyl ring, with a C18—H18C···Cgii (Table 1; Cg is the centroid of the C12–C17 phenyl ring).