title: 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-sulfinyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: The title compound, C(15)H(12)O(2)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 2-methyl-3-phenyl-sulfanyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro-peroxy-benzoic 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 makes a dihedral angle of 78.76 (4)° with the benzofuran mean plane. The crystal structure is stabilized by π-π inter-actions between the furan and benzene rings of neighbouring mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distance = 4.017 (3) Å]. In addition, the crystal structure exhibits inter-molecular C-H⋯π and C-H⋯O inter-actions.
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