title: 5-Bromo-2-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-3-methyl-sulfinyl-1-benzofuran.
abstract: In the title compound, C16H13BrO2S, the 4-methyl-phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 29.58 (7)° with the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.007 (2) Å] of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by pairs of C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers.
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