5-Methylindole

5-Methylindole^[1]

Names
IUPAC name 5-Methyl-1H-indole
Identifiers
CAS Number	614-96-0
ChEMBL	ChEMBL112462
ChemSpider	11483
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PubChem	11798
InChI InChI=1S/C9H9N/c1-7-2-3-9-8(6-7)4-5-10-9/h2-6,10H,1H3 Key: YPKBCLZFIYBSHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C9H9N/c1-7-2-3-9-8(6-7)4-5-10-9/h2-6,10H,1H3 Key: YPKBCLZFIYBSHK-UHFFFAOYAI
SMILES CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)NC=C2 Cc1ccc2c(c1)cc[nH]2
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H9N
Molar mass	131.174 g/mol
Melting point	58 to 61 °C (136 to 142 °F; 331 to 334 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Indole 1-Methylindole 2-Methylindole (methylketol) Skatole (3-methylindole) 4-Methylindole 6-Methylindole 7-Methylindole
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 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]

References

1. 5-Methylindole ChemExper Chemical Directory. Accessed 1 September 2005.
2. 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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