3-Ethylsulfinyl-2-(3-fluorophenyl)-5-iodo-7-methyl-1-benzofuran

Abstract

In the title compound, C17H14FIO2S, the 3-fluorophenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 14.56 (5)° with the mean plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.012 (1) Å] of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, molecules are linked via pairs of I...O contacts [3.038 (2) Å], forming inversion dimers. In the 3-fluorophenyl ring, the F atom is disordered over two positions, with site-occupancy factors of 0.747 (3) and 0.253 (3).