5-Methylindole

5-Methylindole^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name 5-Methyl-1H-indole
Identifiers
CAS Number	614-96-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL112462 ;
ChemSpider	11483 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.456
PubChem CID	11978;
UNII	KT52363RI5 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6060638 ;
	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	131.178 g·mol−1
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). verify (what is ?) 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[edit]

^ 5-Methylindole ChemExper Chemical Directory. Accessed 1 September 2005.
^ Hanns Martin Kaiser; Wei Fun Lo; Abdol Majid Riahi; Anke Spannenberg; Matthias Beller & 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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