Ethyl 2-(5-bromo-3-ethylsulfinyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl)acetate

Abstract

The title compound, C14H15BrO4S, was prepared by the oxidation of ethyl 2-(5-bromo-3-ethylsulfanyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl)acetate with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic π–π interactions between the benzene rings of neighbouring molecules [centroid–centroid distance = 3.814 (9) Å], and possibly by weak C—H...π interactions. In addition, the crystal structure exhibits three intermolecular C—H...O non-classical hydrogen bonds. The ethyl group bonded to carboxylate O atom is disordered over two positions, with refined site-occupancy factors of 0.686 (18) and 0.314 (18).