title: 5-Iodo-2,7-dimethyl-3-phenyl-sulfinyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: The title compound, C(16)H(13)IO(2)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 5-iodo-2,7-dimethyl-3-phenyl-sulfanyl-1-benzofuran using 3-chloro-perbenzoic acid. The O atom and the phenyl group of the phenyl-sulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran system. The phenyl ring is nearly perpendicular to the plane of the benzofuran fragment [89.15 (5)°]. The crystal structure is stabilized by an I⋯O halogen bond [I⋯O = 3.177 (2) Å and C-I⋯O = 175.68 (6)°] linking mol-ecules into centrosymmetric dimers and by a weak C-H⋯π inter-action between a phenyl H atom and the furan ring of the benzofuran system.
authors.forename: Hong Dae
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Pil Ja
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Byeng Wha
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Uk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lee