title: Methyl 2-(5-iodo-7-methyl-3-methyl-sulfinyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl)acetate.
abstract: There are two symmetry-independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(13)H(13)IO(4)S. In each mol-ecule, the O atom and the methyl group of the methyl-sulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic π-π inter-actions between the benzene and furan ring [centroid-centroid distance = 3.866 (7) Å], and by inter-molecular C-H⋯π inter-actions and a sulfin-yl-sulfinyl inter-action [S⋯O = 3.025 (4) Å]. The crystal structure also exhibits weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and two different I⋯O halogen bonds.
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