Crystal structure of 2-(p-tolyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-3-carbonitrile

In the title compound, C17H10F3NS, the dihedral angle between the fused benzothiophene ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.042 Å) and the benzene ring is 29.78 (11)°. The crystal structure features C—H...F and very weak C—H...N hydrogen bonds, which generate (001) sheets