Chemical Properties
Greenish-grey to tan powder
Uses
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
Uses
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.
