Crystal structure of 2,5-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl­phenyl­sulfon­yl)-1-benzo­furan

The title compound, C(17)H(16)O(3)S, crystallized with two independent mol­ecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. The dihedral angle between the benzo­furan ring system [r.m.s. deviation of 0.013 (1) for A and 0.009 (1) Å for B] and the 2-methyl­phenyl ring is 83.88 (5) for A and 86.94 (5)° for B. In the crystal, the B mol­ecules are linked into a chain along the b-axis direction by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The A mol­ecules are connected on either side of this chain by further C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These chains are linked via C—H⋯π inter­actions, forming sheets parallel to (100). There are also very weak π–π inter­actions present [centroid–centroid distance = 3.925 (11) Å] involvingthe 2-methyl­phenyl rings of neighbouring A and B mol­ecules.