2-[(4-Chloro-phen-yl)sulfan-yl]-2-meth-oxy-1-phenyl-ethan-1-one: crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis

The title compound, C15H13ClO2S, comprises (4-chloro-phen-yl)sulfanyl, benzaldehyde and meth-oxy residues linked at a chiral methine-C atom (the crystal is racemic). A twist in the methine-C-C(carbon-yl) bond [O-C-C-O torsion angle = 19.3 (7)°] leads to a dihedral angle of 22.2 (5)° between the benzaldehyde and methine+meth-oxy residues. The chloro-benzene ring is folded to lie over the O atoms, with the dihedral angle between the benzene rings being 42.9 (2)°. In the crystal, the carbonyl-O atom accepts two C-H⋯O inter-actions with methyl- and methine-C-H atoms being the donors. The result is an helical supra-molecular chain aligned along the c axis; chains pack with no directional inter-actions between them. An analysis of the Hirshfeld surface points to the important contributions of weak H⋯H and C⋯C contacts to the mol-ecular packing.