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I5109

Indole-2-carboxylic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

2-Carboxyindole, 2-Indolylformic acid, NSC 16598

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H7NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
161.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
216-030-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
124132
MDL number:
Assay:
98%
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Quality Segment

assay

98%

mp

202-206 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1cc2ccccc2[nH]1

InChI

1S/C9H7NO2/c11-9(12)8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)10-8/h1-5,10H,(H,11,12)

InChI key

HCUARRIEZVDMPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SRD5A1(6715)
rat ... Grin2a(24409)

Application

  • Reactant for total synthesis of (±)-dibromophakellin and analogs
  • Reactant for synthesis of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid (±)-trachelanthamidine
  • Reactant for stereoselective preparation of renieramycin G analogs
  • Reactant for preparation of spirooxoindolepyrrolidines via reduction of indole-2-carboxylic acid followed by oxidation, condensation, reduction, amidation and Kharasch radical cyclization
  • Reactant for Pd-catalyzed cyclization
  • Reactant for preparation of N,N′-(pentane)diylbis[indolecarboxamide] and N,N′-[phenylenebis(methylene)]bis[indolecarboxamide] derivatives


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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