Methyl 2-(5-iodo-7-methyl-3-methyl­sulfinyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl)acetate

There are two symmetry-independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(13)H(13)IO(4)S. In each mol­ecule, the O atom and the methyl group of the methyl­sulfinyl substituent lie on opposite sides of the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic π–π inter­actions between the benzene and furan ring [centroid–centroid distance = 3.866 (7) Å], and by inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions and a sulfin­yl–sulfinyl inter­action [S⋯O = 3.025 (4) Å]. The crystal structure also exhibits weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and two different I⋯O halogen bonds.