title: 3-Ethyl-sulfinyl-2-(3-fluoro-phen-yl)-5-iodo-7-methyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: In the title compound, C(17)H(14)FIO(2)S, the 3-fluoro-phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 14.56 (5)° with the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.012 (1) Å] of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via pairs of I⋯O contacts [3.038 (2) Å], forming inversion dimers. In the 3-fluoro-phenyl ring, the F atom is disordered over two positions, with site-occupancy factors of 0.747 (3) and 0.253 (3).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dongeui University, San 24 Kaya-dong Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-714,  Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hong Dae
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Pil Ja
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Uk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lee