5-Methylindole

5-Methylindole^[1]

Names
IUPAC name 5-Methyl-1H-indole
Identifiers
CAS Number	614-96-0^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL112462^Y
ChemSpider	11483^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.456
PubChem CID	11978
UNII	KT52363RI5^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6060638
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 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). N verify (what is ^YN ?) 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

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