Methyl indole-5-carboxylate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

126-128 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

331.7±15.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.253±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,Room temperature

solubility 

soluble in Chloroform, Methanol

pka

16.09±0.30(Predicted)

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Gray to Brown

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

BRN 

474256

CAS DataBase Reference

1011-65-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29339900

MSDS

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Methyl indole-5-carboxylate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

White to tan crystalline powder

Uses

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

Definition

ChEBI: Methyl indole-5-carboxylate is an indolyl carboxylic acid.

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.

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