CAS: 686747-51-3

Methyl 5-nitro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate

Methyl 5-nitro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate is a synthetic drug that is used for the introduction of indoles. It is an organic nitro compound that can be synthesized from pyrrole and carboxamide. The synthesis of methyl 5-nitro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate involves the reaction of 5-nitroindole with methyl 3,5-(diethoxyphosphoryl)pyrrole in the presence of sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid to produce a carboxamide derivative. This compound has been successfully utilized as a building block for oligonucleotides. Methyl 5-nitro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate also has been used in microreviews on energies and nitro groups.