2-Methyl-3-phenyl­sulfonyl-5-propyl-1-benzofuran

The title compound, C(18)H(18)O(3)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 2-methyl-3-phenyl­sulfanyl-5-propyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro­peroxy­benzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 81.74 (6)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by C—H⋯π inter­actions between a methyl H atom and the phenyl ring of the phenyl­sulfonyl substituent from a neighbouring mol­ecule, and by inter­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions.