title: 3-Methyl-sulfinyl-2-phenyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: The title compound, C(15)H(12)O(2)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 3-methyl-sulfanyl-2-phenyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro-peroxy-benzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 37.65 (8)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The O atom and the methyl group of the methyl-sulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran ring system. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic π-π inter-actions between the benzene rings of neighbouring mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distance = 3.549 (2) Å] and by inter-molecular 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