title: 5-Ethyl-2-methyl-3-phenyl-sulfonyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: The title compound, C(17)H(16)O(3)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 5-ethyl-2-methyl-3-phenyl-sulfanyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro-peroxy-benzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 75.94 (8)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by π-π inter-actions between the furan rings of neighbouring mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distance = 3.620 (4) Å]. In addition, the crystal structure exhibits C-H⋯π 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