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organic compounds
In the title compound, C22H16BrNO4S, the phenylsulfonyl group is nearly perpendicular [94.7 (1)°] to the indole ring system, while the other phenyl ring (of the benzoyloxymethyl substituent) is inclined at an angle of 85.9 (2)° to it. The two phenyl rings are inclined at an angle of 112.9 (3) ° with respect to one another. The geometry around the S atom is distorted from the ideal tetrahedral geometry. This is evident from the deviations of the values of the bond angles around sulfur from 108.8°.