organic compounds
5-Ethyl-3-(3-fluorophenylsulfonyl)-2-methyl-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, C17H15FO3S, the fluorophenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 76.11 (5)° with the mean plane of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For the biological activity of benzofuran compounds, see: Aslam et al. (2009); Galal et al. (2009); Khan et al. (2005). For natural products with benzofuran rings, see: Akgul & Anil (2003); Soekamto et al. (2003). For structural studies of related 5-alkyl-3-(4-fluorophenylsulfonyl)-2-methyl-1-benzofurans, see: Choi et al. (2010a,b,c).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); 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/S1600536811015443/bh2350sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811015443/bh2350Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811015443/bh2350Isup3.cml
77% 3-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid (560 mg, 2.5 mmol) was added in small portions to a stirred solution of 5-ethyl-3-(3-fluorophenylsulfanyl)-2-methyl-1-benzofuran (320 mg, 1.2 mmol) in dichloromethane (40 mL) at 273 K. After being stirred at room temperature for 6 h, the mixture was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and the organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated at reduced pressure. The residue was purified by
(hexane-ethyl acetate, 4:1 v/v) to afford the title compound as a colorless solid [yield 71%, m.p. 395-396 K; Rf = 0.51 (hexane-ethyl acetate, 2:1 v/v)]. Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were prepared by slow evaporation of a solution of the title compound in diisopropyl ether at room temperature.All H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C–H = 0.95 Å for aryl, 0.99 Å for methylene and 0.98 Å for methyl H atoms, respectively. Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for aryl and methylene H atoms, and 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); 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).C17H15FO3S | Dx = 1.435 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 318.35 | Melting point: 395 K |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 6176 reflections |
a = 8.4395 (1) Å | θ = 2.2–27.6° |
b = 11.3701 (2) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
c = 15.3559 (2) Å | T = 173 K |
V = 1473.52 (4) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.16 mm |
F(000) = 664 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3665 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating anode | 3453 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite multilayer monochromator | Rint = 0.035 |
Detector resolution: 10.0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 2.2° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −11→11 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | k = −14→15 |
Tmin = 0.920, Tmax = 0.962 | l = −19→20 |
14844 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.077 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0404P)2 + 0.1728P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.09 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
3665 reflections | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
200 parameters | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1555 Friedel pairs |
0 constraints | Absolute structure parameter: −0.01 (6) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
C17H15FO3S | V = 1473.52 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 318.35 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.4395 (1) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
b = 11.3701 (2) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 15.3559 (2) Å | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.16 mm |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3665 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 3453 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.920, Tmax = 0.962 | Rint = 0.035 |
14844 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.077 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
S = 1.09 | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
3665 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1555 Friedel pairs |
200 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.01 (6) |
0 restraints |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
S1 | 0.55279 (4) | 0.61633 (3) | 0.30198 (2) | 0.02203 (9) | |
F1 | 0.83613 (14) | 0.24805 (9) | 0.20382 (9) | 0.0530 (3) | |
O1 | 0.45021 (12) | 0.62846 (9) | 0.55130 (7) | 0.0262 (2) | |
O2 | 0.43231 (13) | 0.56682 (11) | 0.24756 (7) | 0.0326 (3) | |
O3 | 0.59979 (14) | 0.73710 (10) | 0.29031 (8) | 0.0320 (3) | |
C1 | 0.49455 (16) | 0.59635 (12) | 0.40936 (9) | 0.0208 (3) | |
C2 | 0.41587 (16) | 0.49312 (12) | 0.44346 (9) | 0.0203 (3) | |
C3 | 0.36195 (16) | 0.38604 (13) | 0.40976 (9) | 0.0221 (3) | |
H3 | 0.3794 | 0.3663 | 0.3504 | 0.027* | |
C4 | 0.28224 (17) | 0.30910 (13) | 0.46495 (10) | 0.0241 (3) | |
C5 | 0.25768 (18) | 0.34013 (14) | 0.55252 (11) | 0.0278 (3) | |
H5 | 0.2020 | 0.2870 | 0.5891 | 0.033* | |
C6 | 0.31114 (19) | 0.44473 (15) | 0.58750 (11) | 0.0278 (3) | |
H6 | 0.2944 | 0.4648 | 0.6468 | 0.033* | |
C7 | 0.39063 (17) | 0.51841 (13) | 0.53065 (10) | 0.0227 (3) | |
C8 | 0.51210 (18) | 0.67416 (13) | 0.47591 (10) | 0.0246 (3) | |
C9 | 0.2197 (2) | 0.19327 (14) | 0.43146 (11) | 0.0300 (4) | |
H9A | 0.2258 | 0.1931 | 0.3671 | 0.036* | |
H9B | 0.1066 | 0.1860 | 0.4479 | 0.036* | |
C10 | 0.3089 (2) | 0.08760 (15) | 0.46610 (15) | 0.0425 (5) | |
H10A | 0.4204 | 0.0929 | 0.4488 | 0.064* | |
H10B | 0.2625 | 0.0155 | 0.4422 | 0.064* | |
H10C | 0.3016 | 0.0860 | 0.5298 | 0.064* | |
C11 | 0.5782 (2) | 0.79444 (14) | 0.48421 (12) | 0.0351 (4) | |
H11A | 0.6645 | 0.7941 | 0.5269 | 0.042* | |
H11B | 0.4949 | 0.8484 | 0.5036 | 0.042* | |
H11C | 0.6191 | 0.8203 | 0.4276 | 0.042* | |
C12 | 0.72448 (17) | 0.52843 (13) | 0.29036 (9) | 0.0210 (3) | |
C13 | 0.70954 (19) | 0.41921 (14) | 0.25199 (11) | 0.0272 (3) | |
H13 | 0.6099 | 0.3904 | 0.2327 | 0.033* | |
C14 | 0.8463 (2) | 0.35391 (15) | 0.24302 (12) | 0.0322 (4) | |
C15 | 0.9925 (2) | 0.39204 (16) | 0.27131 (11) | 0.0327 (4) | |
H15 | 1.0838 | 0.3439 | 0.2649 | 0.039* | |
C16 | 1.00295 (19) | 0.50192 (15) | 0.30918 (11) | 0.0312 (3) | |
H16 | 1.1028 | 0.5301 | 0.3288 | 0.037* | |
C17 | 0.86942 (18) | 0.57153 (13) | 0.31887 (10) | 0.0251 (3) | |
H17 | 0.8769 | 0.6473 | 0.3445 | 0.030* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.02206 (16) | 0.02353 (17) | 0.02051 (16) | 0.00299 (14) | 0.00042 (13) | 0.00420 (14) |
F1 | 0.0469 (6) | 0.0286 (6) | 0.0835 (9) | 0.0008 (5) | 0.0124 (6) | −0.0213 (6) |
O1 | 0.0279 (5) | 0.0269 (5) | 0.0239 (5) | −0.0037 (5) | 0.0046 (4) | −0.0048 (4) |
O2 | 0.0275 (6) | 0.0449 (7) | 0.0254 (6) | 0.0034 (5) | −0.0062 (5) | 0.0003 (5) |
O3 | 0.0394 (6) | 0.0228 (5) | 0.0337 (6) | 0.0054 (5) | 0.0075 (5) | 0.0086 (5) |
C1 | 0.0188 (6) | 0.0215 (7) | 0.0221 (7) | −0.0002 (5) | 0.0015 (5) | 0.0002 (5) |
C2 | 0.0174 (6) | 0.0217 (7) | 0.0218 (7) | 0.0023 (5) | 0.0003 (5) | 0.0016 (5) |
C3 | 0.0209 (6) | 0.0237 (7) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0011 (6) | −0.0012 (5) | 0.0008 (6) |
C4 | 0.0195 (7) | 0.0246 (8) | 0.0282 (8) | −0.0002 (5) | −0.0018 (6) | 0.0039 (6) |
C5 | 0.0241 (8) | 0.0310 (8) | 0.0282 (8) | −0.0023 (6) | 0.0045 (6) | 0.0048 (6) |
C6 | 0.0264 (7) | 0.0334 (9) | 0.0236 (8) | −0.0009 (6) | 0.0056 (6) | 0.0002 (6) |
C7 | 0.0195 (6) | 0.0247 (7) | 0.0239 (7) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0008 (5) | −0.0026 (6) |
C8 | 0.0223 (7) | 0.0266 (8) | 0.0250 (7) | −0.0001 (6) | 0.0026 (6) | −0.0011 (6) |
C9 | 0.0302 (8) | 0.0258 (8) | 0.0341 (9) | −0.0071 (6) | −0.0021 (7) | 0.0023 (7) |
C10 | 0.0443 (10) | 0.0253 (9) | 0.0579 (13) | −0.0019 (7) | −0.0031 (9) | 0.0033 (8) |
C11 | 0.0406 (9) | 0.0279 (8) | 0.0368 (9) | −0.0094 (7) | 0.0056 (8) | −0.0075 (7) |
C12 | 0.0226 (6) | 0.0204 (7) | 0.0198 (7) | 0.0005 (5) | 0.0026 (5) | 0.0043 (5) |
C13 | 0.0262 (7) | 0.0272 (8) | 0.0281 (8) | −0.0038 (6) | 0.0031 (6) | −0.0007 (6) |
C14 | 0.0366 (9) | 0.0231 (8) | 0.0369 (9) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0087 (8) | −0.0039 (6) |
C15 | 0.0277 (7) | 0.0301 (8) | 0.0402 (9) | 0.0067 (7) | 0.0070 (7) | 0.0047 (7) |
C16 | 0.0228 (7) | 0.0337 (8) | 0.0372 (9) | −0.0014 (6) | −0.0036 (7) | 0.0019 (7) |
C17 | 0.0266 (7) | 0.0229 (7) | 0.0259 (8) | −0.0012 (6) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0008 (6) |
S1—O2 | 1.4315 (12) | C9—C10 | 1.515 (2) |
S1—O3 | 1.4405 (12) | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
S1—C1 | 1.7356 (14) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
S1—C12 | 1.7692 (14) | C10—H10A | 0.9800 |
F1—C14 | 1.3484 (19) | C10—H10B | 0.9800 |
O1—C8 | 1.3723 (18) | C10—H10C | 0.9800 |
O1—C7 | 1.3853 (18) | C11—H11A | 0.9800 |
C1—C8 | 1.360 (2) | C11—H11B | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.4466 (19) | C11—H11C | 0.9800 |
C2—C7 | 1.386 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.380 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.399 (2) | C12—C17 | 1.389 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.391 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.379 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.406 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.378 (2) |
C4—C9 | 1.509 (2) | C15—C16 | 1.381 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.381 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C16—C17 | 1.385 (2) |
C6—C7 | 1.383 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
C8—C11 | 1.483 (2) | ||
O2—S1—O3 | 119.86 (7) | C4—C9—H9B | 108.9 |
O2—S1—C1 | 107.58 (7) | C10—C9—H9B | 108.9 |
O3—S1—C1 | 108.72 (7) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.7 |
O2—S1—C12 | 107.50 (7) | C9—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
O3—S1—C12 | 107.48 (7) | C9—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C1—S1—C12 | 104.70 (7) | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C8—O1—C7 | 106.68 (12) | C9—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C8—C1—C2 | 107.81 (13) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C8—C1—S1 | 126.72 (12) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—S1 | 125.46 (11) | C8—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
C7—C2—C3 | 119.21 (13) | C8—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C7—C2—C1 | 104.59 (13) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 136.17 (14) | C8—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.62 (14) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.7 | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.7 | C13—C12—C17 | 122.18 (14) |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.75 (14) | C13—C12—S1 | 118.45 (12) |
C3—C4—C9 | 120.68 (14) | C17—C12—S1 | 119.36 (11) |
C5—C4—C9 | 119.56 (14) | C14—C13—C12 | 116.78 (15) |
C6—C5—C4 | 122.70 (15) | C14—C13—H13 | 121.6 |
C6—C5—H5 | 118.7 | C12—C13—H13 | 121.6 |
C4—C5—H5 | 118.7 | F1—C14—C15 | 118.59 (15) |
C5—C6—C7 | 115.76 (15) | F1—C14—C13 | 118.16 (16) |
C5—C6—H6 | 122.1 | C15—C14—C13 | 123.25 (16) |
C7—C6—H6 | 122.1 | C14—C15—C16 | 118.35 (15) |
C6—C7—O1 | 125.35 (14) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.8 |
C6—C7—C2 | 123.95 (14) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.8 |
O1—C7—C2 | 110.65 (13) | C15—C16—C17 | 120.67 (15) |
C1—C8—O1 | 110.26 (13) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.7 |
C1—C8—C11 | 134.90 (15) | C17—C16—H16 | 119.7 |
O1—C8—C11 | 114.83 (13) | C16—C17—C12 | 118.77 (14) |
C4—C9—C10 | 113.49 (14) | C16—C17—H17 | 120.6 |
C4—C9—H9A | 108.9 | C12—C17—H17 | 120.6 |
C10—C9—H9A | 108.9 | ||
O2—S1—C1—C8 | −140.71 (14) | C2—C1—C8—O1 | 0.08 (17) |
O3—S1—C1—C8 | −9.51 (16) | S1—C1—C8—O1 | 179.27 (10) |
C12—S1—C1—C8 | 105.13 (15) | C2—C1—C8—C11 | −178.45 (17) |
O2—S1—C1—C2 | 38.35 (14) | S1—C1—C8—C11 | 0.7 (3) |
O3—S1—C1—C2 | 169.55 (12) | C7—O1—C8—C1 | −0.53 (16) |
C12—S1—C1—C2 | −75.81 (13) | C7—O1—C8—C11 | 178.32 (13) |
C8—C1—C2—C7 | 0.40 (16) | C3—C4—C9—C10 | 109.92 (17) |
S1—C1—C2—C7 | −178.81 (11) | C5—C4—C9—C10 | −71.0 (2) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | 178.42 (16) | O2—S1—C12—C13 | −14.67 (14) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | −0.8 (2) | O3—S1—C12—C13 | −144.95 (12) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 1.0 (2) | C1—S1—C12—C13 | 99.55 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −176.79 (15) | O2—S1—C12—C17 | 164.54 (12) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.0 (2) | O3—S1—C12—C17 | 34.25 (14) |
C2—C3—C4—C9 | 179.12 (13) | C1—S1—C12—C17 | −81.25 (13) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.7 (2) | C17—C12—C13—C14 | 0.0 (2) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | −179.80 (15) | S1—C12—C13—C14 | 179.16 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.3 (2) | C12—C13—C14—F1 | −178.39 (15) |
C5—C6—C7—O1 | 178.16 (14) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.9 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | 0.8 (2) | F1—C14—C15—C16 | 178.19 (15) |
C8—O1—C7—C6 | −176.83 (14) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −1.1 (3) |
C8—O1—C7—C2 | 0.81 (16) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.4 (3) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | −1.5 (2) | C15—C16—C17—C12 | 0.5 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | 176.93 (14) | C13—C12—C17—C16 | −0.7 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—O1 | −179.17 (11) | S1—C12—C17—C16 | −179.84 (12) |
C1—C2—C7—O1 | −0.74 (16) |
Cg is the centroid of the C2–C7 benzene ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O2i | 0.95 | 2.49 | 3.206 (2) | 133 |
C13—H13···O3ii | 0.95 | 2.51 | 3.395 (2) | 155 |
C9—H9A···Cgiii | 0.99 | 2.68 | 3.625 (2) | 159 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1, z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H15FO3S |
Mr | 318.35 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.4395 (1), 11.3701 (2), 15.3559 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1473.52 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.24 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.920, 0.962 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14844, 3665, 3453 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.668 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.032, 0.077, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 3665 |
No. of parameters | 200 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.30 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1555 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.01 (6) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998).
Cg is the centroid of the C2–C7 benzene ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O2i | 0.95 | 2.49 | 3.206 (2) | 133 |
C13—H13···O3ii | 0.95 | 2.51 | 3.395 (2) | 155 |
C9—H9A···Cgiii | 0.99 | 2.68 | 3.625 (2) | 159 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1, z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1. |
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Many compounds having a benzofuran skeleton exhibit interesting biological properties such as antibacterial and antifungal, antitumor and antiviral, and antimicrobial activities (Aslam et al., 2009; Galal et al., 2009; Khan et al., 2005). These compounds occur in a wide range of natural products (Akgul & Anil, 2003; Soekamto et al., 2003). As a part of our ongoing study of the substituent effect on the solid state structures of 5-alkyl-3-(4-fluorophenylsulfonyl)-2-methyl-1-benzofuran analogues (Choi et al., 2010a,b,c), we report herein on the molecular and crystal structures of the title compound.
The title compound crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric space group P212121 in spite of having no asymmetric C atoms.
In the title compound (Fig. 1), the benzofuran unit is essentially planar, with a mean deviation of 0.017 (1) Å from the least-squares plane defined by the nine constituent atoms. The 3-fluorophenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 76.11 (5)° with the mean plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal packing (Fig. 2) is stabilized by weak intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonds; the first one between a benzene H atom and the O atom of the sulfonyl group (Table 1; C6–H6···O2i), and the second one between a 3-fluorophenyl H atom and the O atom of the sulfonyl (Table 1; C13–H13···O3ii). The crystal packing (Fig. 3) is further stabilized by intermolecular C–H···π interactions between a methylene H atom of the ethyl group and the benzene ring (Table 1; C9–H9A···Cgiii, Cg is the centroid of the C2···C7 benzene ring).