3-(4-Fluorophenylsulfonyl)-5-iodo-2,7-dimethyl-1-benzofuran

Abstract

In the title compound, C16H12FIO3S, the 4-fluorophenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 72.31 (6)° with the mean plane of the benzofuran fragment. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds, and by an I...I contact [3.7764 (3) Å]. The crystal structure also exhibits a weak C—I...π [3.901 (3) Å] interaction and a slipped π–π interaction between the furan and benzene rings of neighbouring molecules [centroid–centroid distance = 3.845 (3), interplanar distance = 3.555 (3) and slippage = 1.465 (3) Å].