Methyl 2-[5-(4-hydroxy­phen­yl)-3-methyl­sulfanyl-1-benzofuran-2-yl]acetate

In the title compound, C(18)H(16)O(4)S, the 4-hydroxy­phenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane, making a dihedral angle of 34.52 (6)°. The methyl group of the methyl­sulfanyl substituent is almost perpendicular to the plane of the benzofuran fragment [100.90 (8)°] and is slightly tilted towards it. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and by inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions between a methyl H atom of the methyl­sulfanyl substituent and the 4-hydroxy­phenyl ring.