title: [3-Bromo-meth-yl-1-(4-methyl-phenyl-sulfon-yl)azetidin-3-yl]methanol.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(12)H(16)BrNO(3)S, contains two independent mol-ecules. In each mol-ecule, the azetidine four-membered ring adopts a nearly planar conformation, the maximum deviations being 0.087 (3) and 0.079 (3) Å. The mean azetidine plane is twisted by 75.2 (2) and 73.6 (2)° with respect to the plane of the benzene ring in the two independent mol-ecules. The crystal packing is stabilized by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Qiang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Qing-Rong
authors.initials: QR
authors.lastname: Qi