“…Since only the N-p-toluenesulfonylbenzofurans gave hydrazones in good yield, Xray structural investigations on the starting compounds and products of this preliminary synthesis were carried out in order to gain a better understanding of the mechanism of the reaction with hydrazines. So far, the structures of the starting compounds (1) (Bachechi, Coiro, Gatta, Settimj & Delfini, 1988) and (2) (Bachechi, Coiro, Delfini & Settimj, 1988), and of the product The structure consists of two planar moieties, the benzofuran and the S-aryl systems, which form an angle of 65.6(1) ° with one another. The benzofuran moiety can be considered planar as is the case in the corresponding starting compound, (1).…”