4-Aminoindole

Chemical properties

Greenish-grey to tan powder

The Uses of 4-Aminoindole

Reactant for preparation of:• ;Inhibitors of bacterial thymidylate synthase1• ;Mimetics of non-alkaloid toxin lignan anticancer and antiviral agent Podophyllotoxin (PPT)2• ;Inhibitors of Gli1-mediated transcription in the Hedgehog pathway3• ;Protein kinase C θ (PKCθ) inhibitors4• ;Indolic non-peptidic HIV protease inhibitors5• ;Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) antagonists6• ;Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitors7• ;11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β-HSD1) inhibi

The Uses of 4-Aminoindole

4-Aminoindole may be used to synthesize:

• macrolactam tumour promoter indolactam V
• tricyclic structure of 2-substituted-pyrrolo[2,3-h]quinolin-4-one
• 4-azidoindole

Definition

ChEBI: 4-Aminoindole is a member of indoles.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 48, p. 5130, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/jo00173a071

General Description

4-Aminoindole is an indole derivative. Its cytokinin activity has been assessed by tobacco pith callus bioassay. 4-Aminoindole can be prepared by reacting 2,6-dinitrotoluene and N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal in anhydrous DMF.