Indole-5-carboxylic acid Property

Melting point:

211-213 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

287.44°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.2480 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5050 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Keep in dark place,Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Soluble in ethanol (50 mg/ml), dimethyl sulfoxide and methanol.

form 

Powder

pka

4.40±0.30(Predicted)

color 

Light beige to yellow

BRN 

124391

InChIKey

IENZCGNHSIMFJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

1670-81-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-21/22

Safety Statements 

22-24/25-36/37/39-26

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29339990

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P304+P340IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and Keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P405Store locked up.

Indole-5-carboxylic acid Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

light beige to yellow powder

Uses

Reactant for preparation of tryptophan dioxygenase inhibitors pyridyl-ethenyl-indoles, as potential anticancer immunomodulators 1 Reactant for preparation of indolyl-quinolines via metal- and solvent-free autoxidative coupling reaction 2 Reactant for preparation of anthranilic acids using bromamine-B oxidant and palladium chloride catalyst 3 Reactant for synthesis of indirubin derivatives 4 Reactant for preparation of amide conjugates with ketoprofen, as inhibitors of Gli1-mediated transcription in Hedgehog pathway 5 Reactant for preparation of piperazine-bisamide analogs as human growth hormone secretagogue receptor antagonists for treatment of obesity.

Uses

Indole-5-carboxylic acid is the suitable reagent used to study the intermolecular excited state proton transfer in indole-2-carboxylic acid and indole-5-carboxylic acid in various solvents in acidic, basic, and neutral media by steady state and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. It may be used in the electrochemical synthesis of poly(indole-5-carboxylic acid) (PICA) films. Also used as reactant for preparation of tryptophan dioxygenase inhibitors pyridyl-ethenyl-indoles, as potential anticancer immunomodulators, synthesis of indirubin derivatives and amide conjugates with ketoprofen, as inhibitors of Gli1-mediated transcription in Hedgehog pathway.

Uses

Indole-5-carboxylic acid is the suitable reagent used to study the intramolecular excited state proton transfer in indole-2-carboxylic acid and indole-5-carboxylic acid in various solvents in acidic, basic, and neutral media by steady state and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. It may be used in the electrochemical synthesis of poly(indole-5-carboxylic acid) (PICA) films.

Definition

ChEBI: Indole-5-carboxylic acid is an indolecarboxylic acid in which the carboxy group is the only substituent and is located at position 5. It has a role as a plant metabolite.

General Description

Indole-5-carboxylic acid is an indole derivative. On electropolymerization, it affords electroactive polymer film of poly(indole-5-carboxylic-acid). Different concentrations of indole-5-carboxylic acid in sulfuric acid solution has been investigated for the preventive action against mild steel corrosion. On electropolymerization it affords a trimeric product. Characterization studies of the trimeric product by ¹H NMR and various one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques have been reported.