5-Bromo-2-methyl-3-phenyl­sulfonyl-1-benzofuran

The title compound, C(15)H(11)BrO(3)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 5-bromo-2-methyl-3-phenyl­sulfanyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro­peroxy­benzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 78.99 (8)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by C—H⋯π inter­actions between a benzene H atom of the benzofuran unit and the phenyl ring of the phenyl­sulfonyl substituent from a neighbouring mol­ecule. In addition, the crystal structure exhibits intra- and inter­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions.