title: 2-(4-Fluoro-phen-yl)-5-iodo-3-isopropyl-sulfonyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: There are two symmetry-independent mol-ecules, A and B, in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(17)H(14)FIO(3)S. The dihedral angle formed by the 4-fluoro-phenyl ring and the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.013 (2) Å in mol-ecule A and 0.016 (2) Å in mol-ecule B] of the benzofuran fragment is 57.71 (7)° in mol-ecule A and 44.95 (7)° in mol-ecule B. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and I⋯O contacts [I⋯O = 3.3646 (15) and 3.2354 (14) Å], forming a three--dimensional network.
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