Chemical Properties
WHITE TO LIGHT GREEN-TAN CRYSTALS OR CRYST. POWDER
Uses
Reactant for preparation of:
- Cyano indoles
- Difluorohydroxy indoles
Reactant for:
- Carboxylation of indoles
- Allylation of indoles
- Formylation of indoles
- Nitrosylation of indoles
General Description
Reaction of 1-methyl-2-phenylindole with nitrogen dioxide or with nitrous acid (NaNO
2-CH
3COOH) in benzene has been studied. 1-Methyl-2-phenylindole is reported to react with malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxyalkenals to afford a stable chromophore with intense maximal absorbance at 586nm.