5-Methylindole

5-Methylindole^[1]

IUPAC name 5-Methyl-1H-indole
Identifiers
CAS number	614-96-0
PubChem	11798
ChemSpider	11483^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL112462^Y
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^Y Key: YPKBCLZFIYBSHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
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
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Infobox references

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]

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.