5-Methylindole

5-Methylindole
	IUPAC name 5-Methyl-1H-indole
Identifiers
CAS number	614-96-0
PubChem	11798
ChemSpider	11483
ChEMBL	CHEMBL112462
Jmol-3D images	Image 1; Image 2
	SMILES CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)NC=C2 Cc1ccc2c(c1)cc[nH]2 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H9N/c1-7-2-3-9-8(6-7)4-5-10-9/h2-6,10H,1H3 ; Key: YPKBCLZFIYBSHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H9N
Molar mass	131.174 g/mol
Melting point	58-61 °C
Related compounds
Related compounds	Indole; 1-Methylindole; 2-Methylindole (methylketol); Skatole (3-methylindole); 4-Methylindole; 6-Methylindole; 7-Methylindole
	(verify) (what is: /?); Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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5-Methylindole is an irritating organic compound with chemical formula C₉H₉N. 5-Methylindole is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of compounds with a variety of pharmacological properties, such as staurosporine-like bisindole inhibitors of protein kinases.^[2]

[edit] References

^ 5-Methylindole ChemExper Chemical Directory. Accessed 1 September 2005.
^ Hanns Martin Kaiser, Wei Fun Lo, Abdol Majid Riahi, Anke Spannenberg, Matthias Beller, and Man Kin Tse (2006). "New Synthetic Protocols for the Preparation of Unsymmetrical Bisindoles". Org. Lett. 8 (25): 5761–5764. doi:10.1021/ol062338p. PMID 17134266.

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