Methyl indole-5-carboxylate
ALDRICH/511188 - 99%
Synonym: Indole-5-carboxylic acid, methyl ester
CAS Number: 1011-65-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C10H9NO2
Molecular Weight: 175.18
MDL Number: MFCD00153023
Linear Formula: C10H9NO2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99% |
| functional group | ester |
| InChI | 1S/C10H9NO2/c1-13-10(12)8 |
| InChI key | DRYBMFJLYYEOBZ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 126-128 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | COC(=O)c1ccc2[nH]ccc2c1 |
| Application: | Methyl indole-5-carboxylate may be used as a reactant in the following processes: • biosynthesis of inhibitors of protein kinases • metal-free Friedel-Crafts alkylation • preparation of diphenylsulfonium ylides from Martin′s sulfurane • cross dehydrogenative coupling reactions • synthesis of indirubin derivatives • preparation of aminoindolylacetates |
| Application: | Methyl indole-5-carboxylate may be used in the preparation of: • methyl indoline-5-carboxylate • 1H-indole-5-carbohydrazide • dimethyl 1H-indole-3,5-dicarboxylate |
| General description: | Methyl indole-5-carboxylate (Methyl 1H-indole-5-carboxylate), a substituted 1H-indole, can be prepared by the esterification of indole-5-carboxylic acid. Its efficacy as a substrate for indigoid generation has been assessed. |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H319 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99% |
| mp | 126-128 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |


