title: 3-(3-Fluoro-phenyl-sulfin-yl)-5-iodo-2,7-dimethyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: In the title compound, C(16)H(12)FIO(2)S, the 3-fluoro-phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 76.47 (6)° with the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.013 (2) Å] of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds,forming chains along the b-axis direction, and an I⋯O contact [3.204 (2) Å]. The crystal structure also exhibits slipped π-π inter-actions between the 3-fluoro-phenyl rings of neighbouring mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distance = 3.683 (3) Å and slippage = 1.708 (3) Å].
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