2,5,7-Trimethyl-3-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-1-benzofuran

Abstract

In the title compound, C18H18O3S, the 4-methylphenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 86.35 (3)° with the mean plane [mean deviation = 0.006 (1) Å] of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—H...O and C—H...π interactions. The crystal structure also exhibits weak π–π interactions between the furan and benzene rings of neighbouring benzofuran systems [centroid–centroid distance = 3.685 (2), interplanar distance = 3.572 (2) and slippage = 0.906 (2) Å].