2-Methyl-3-phenyl­sulfinyl-1-benzofuran

The title compound, C(15)H(12)O(2)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 2-methyl-3-phenyl­sulfanyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro­peroxy­benzoic acid. The O atom and the phenyl group of the phenyl­sulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran system. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 78.76 (4)° with the benzofuran mean plane. The crystal structure is stabilized by π–π inter­actions between the furan and benzene rings of neighbouring mol­ecules [centroid–centroid distance = 4.017 (3) Å]. In addition, the crystal structure exhibits inter­molecular C—H⋯π and C—H⋯O inter­actions.