title: 2-(4-Iodo-phen-yl)-5,7-dimethyl-3-methyl-sulfinyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: The title compound, C(17)H(15)IO(2)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 2-(4-iodo-phen-yl)-5,7-dimethyl-3-methyl-sulfanyl-1-benzofuran using 3-chloro-peroxy-benzoic acid. The 4-iodo-phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 26.0 (1)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment, and the O atom and the methyl group of the methyl-sulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of this plane. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter- and intra-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and by an I⋯O halogen bond with an I⋯O distance of 3.145 (2) Å and a nearly linear C-I⋯O angle of 164.01 (9)°.
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