Crystal structure of (E)-2-(4-methoxystyryl)-3-methyl-1-phenylsulfonyl-1H-indole

Abstract

In the title compound, C24H21NO3S, the dihedral angles between the indole ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.030Å) and the sulfur and ethylene-bonded benzene rings are 80.2(2) and 49.29(15)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the pendant benzene rings is 37.7(2)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C - H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak C - H⋯π and π-π [centroid-to-centroid distances = 3.549(2) and 3.743(3)Å] interactions, forming a three-dimensional network.