5-Bromo-3-(3-fluorophenylsulfinyl)-2-methyl-1-benzofuran

Abstract

In the title compound, C15H10BrFO2S, the 3-fluorophenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 85.0 (1)° with the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.008 (2) Å] of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds and a Br...O contact [3.200 (3) Å]. The crystal structure also exhibits slipped π–π interactions between the benzene and furan rings of neighbouring molecules [centroid–centroid distance = 3.619 (4) Å and slippage of 1.389 (4) Å]. In the 3-fluorophenyl ring, the F atom is disordered over two positions with site-occupancy factors of 0.583 (5) and 0.417 (5).