2-Methyl-5,6-methyl­enedi­oxy-3-phenyl­sulfonyl-1-benzofuran

The title compound, C(16)H(12)O(5)S, was prepared by oxidation of 2-methyl-5,6-methyl­ene­di­oxy-3-phenyl­sulfanyl-1-benzo­furan with 3-chloro­peroxy­benzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 83.64 (4)° with the mean plane of the 5,6-(methyl­ene­di­oxy)­benzo­furan fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by C—H⋯π inter­actions between a benzene H atom of the 5,6-(methyl­ene­di­oxy)­benzo­furan unit and the phenyl ring of the phenyl­sulfonyl substituent. Additionally, the crystal structure exhibits inter- and intra­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions.