The 6-(Phenylmethoxy)indole is an organic compound with the formula C₁₅H₁₃NO. The IUPAC name of this chemical is 6-Phenylmethoxy-1H-indole. With the CAS registry number 15903-94-3, it is also named as 1H-Indole, 6-(phenylmethoxy)-. The product's categories are Blocks; IndolesOxindoles; Indoline and Oxindole; Heterocyclic Compounds; Indole Series; Aromatics Compounds; Indoles; Simple Indoles; Indole; Aromatics; Indole Derivatives; Building Blocks; Heterocyclic Building Blocks. Besides, it is colourless crystalline Solid, which should be stored at 2 - 8°C.

Physical properties about 6-(Phenylmethoxy)indole are: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.65; (2)#H bond acceptors: 2; (3)#H bond donors: 1; (4)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 3; (5)Polar Surface Area: 14.16 Å²; (6)Index of Refraction: 1.669; (7)Molar Refractivity: 69.69 cm³; (8)Molar Volume: 186.5 cm³; (9)Polarizability: 27.62×10^-24 cm³; (10)Surface Tension: 51.3 dyne/cm; (11)Density: 1.196 g/cm³; (12)Flash Point: 148.9 °C; (13)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 63.84 kJ/mol; (14)Boiling Point: 411.6 °C at 760 mmHg; (15)Vapour Pressure: 1.31E-06 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by 1-(2-Amino-4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-2-chloro-ethanone. This reaction will need reagent Bu₃SnH and solvents dioxane; H₂O. The reaction time is 2 hours. The yield is about 68%.

Uses of 6-(Phenylmethoxy)indole: it can be used to produce indol-6-ol. It will need reagent H₂, catalyst 10 percent Pd/C and solvent acetone with reaction time of 16 hours. The yield is about 73%.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
When you are using it, do not breathe dust and avoid contact with skin and eyes.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)InChI: InChI=1/C15H13NO/c1-2-4-12(5-3-1)11-17-14-7-6-13-8-9-16-15(13)10-14/h1-10,16H,11H2
(2)InChIKey: FPMICYBCFBLGOZ-UHFFFAOYAC
(3)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C15H13NO/c1-2-4-12(5-3-1)11-17-14-7-6-13-8-9-16-15(13)10-14/h1-10,16H,11H2
(4)Std. InChIKey: FPMICYBCFBLGOZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N