5-Methyl-3-methylsulfinyl-2-phenyl-1-benzofuran

The title compound, C16H14O2S, was prepared by the oxidation of 3,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1-benzofuran using 3-chloroperbenzoic acid. The O atom and the methyl group of the methylsulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The phenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane, with a dihedral angle of 31.94 (7)degrees. The crystal packing is stabilized by C-H center dot center dot center dot pi(phenyl ring) interactions.