5-Methoxyindole-3-acetonitrile

Brown powder

Reactant for preparation of (-)- and (+)-debromoflustramine B and its analogues as selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors
Reactant for preparation of carboline analogs as potent MAPKAP-K2 inhibitors
Reactant for preparation of indole-N-acetic acid derivatives as aldose reductase inhibitors for diabetic complications treatment
Reactant for preparation of debromoflustramine B and labeled Me(3a)-13C-physostigmine
Reactant for preparation of physostigmine and physovenine
Reactant for preparation of phenethyl substituted indole derivatives as melatoninergic agonists and antagonists

5-Methoxyindole-3-acetonitrile is a versatile reactant used in the preparation of indole-N-acetic acid derivatives as aldose reductase inhibitors for diabetic complications treatment. It is also used in the synthesis of carboline analogs as potent MAPKAP-K2 inhibitors.