Product Name: Indole-5-carboxylic acid
Synonyms: Indole-5-carboxylic acid in stock Factory;TIMTEC-BB SBB003951;RARECHEM AL BO 0206;1H-INDOLE-5-CARBOXYLIC ACID;5-CARBOXYINDOLE;5-INDOLECARBOXYLIC ACID;INDOLE-5-CARBOXYLIC ACID;INDOLE-5-CARBOXYLIC AICD
CAS: 1670-81-1
MF: C9H7NO2
MW: 161.16
EINECS: 216-799-6
Product Categories: blocks;Carboxes;IndolesOxindoles;Indole/indoline/oxindole;Indole and Indoline;Indoles and derivatives;Indole;Indoles;Simple Indoles;Building Blocks;Heterocyclic Building Blocks;Heterocycle-Indole series
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. −20°C
solubility Soluble in ethanol (50 mg/ml), dimethyl sulfoxide and methanol.
form Powder
color Light beige to yellow
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.