55747-72-3

Basic information

• Product Name: 3-(2-AMINOETHYL)-5-NITROINDOLE
• Synonyms: AURORA KA-7783;5-NITROTRYPTAMINE;3-(2-AMINOETHYL)-5-NITROINDOLE;5-Nitrotryptamine (free base);5-Nitro-1H-indole-3-ethanamine
• CAS NO: 55747-72-3
• Molecular Formula: C₁₀H₁₁N₃O₂
• Molecular Weight: 205.21
• Product Categories: Indoles and derivatives
• Mol File: 55747-72-3.mol
• Article Data: 5

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 434.3 °C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 216.4 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.366 g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 9.61E-08mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.701
• PKA: 15.45±0.30(Predicted)
• CAS DataBase Reference: 3-(2-AMINOETHYL)-5-NITROINDOLE(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3-(2-AMINOETHYL)-5-NITROINDOLE(55747-72-3)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3-(2-AMINOETHYL)-5-NITROINDOLE(55747-72-3)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 55747-72-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Uses

2-(5-Nitro-1H-indol-3-yl)ethanamine is used in the preparation of nitro/aminoindole analogs of serotonin.

InChI:InChI=1/C10H11N3O2/c11-4-3-7-6-12-10-2-1-8(13(14)15)5-9(7)10/h1-2,5-6,12H,3-4,11H2

Upstream product

• 858231-11-5 3-(2-chloro-ethyl)-5-nitro-indole 
• 393835-64-8 2-(5-nitro-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxoacetamide 
• 6146-52-7 5-nitroindole 
• 61-54-1 tryptamine 
• 82584-46-1 5-nitro-L-tryptophane 

Downstream Products

• 96735-08-9 N-[2-(5-Nitro-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-acetamide 
• 1078-00-8 5-Aminotryptamine 

Relevant articles and documents

Structural understanding of 5-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-N-(2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl)-3-oxopentanamide as a neuroprotectant for Alzheimer's disease

In our continuing efforts to develop novel neuroprotectants for Alzheimer's disease (AD), a series of analogs based on a lead compound that was recently shown to target the mitochondrial complex I were designed, synthesized and biologically characterized to understand the structure features that are important for neuroprotective activities. The results from a cellular AD model highlighted the important roles of the 4-OH on the phenyl ring and the 5-OCH3 on the indole ring of the lead compound. The results also demonstrated that the β-keto moiety can be modified to retain or improve the neuroprotective activity. Docking studies of selected analogs to the FMN site of mitochondrial complex I also supported the observed neuroprotective activities. Collectively, the results provide further information to guide optimization and development of analogs based on this chemical scaffold as neuroprotectants with a novel mechanism of action for AD.

Facile in Vitro Biocatalytic Production of Diverse Tryptamines

Tryptamines are a medicinally important class of small molecules that serve as precursors to more complex, clinically used indole alkaloid natural products. Typically, tryptamine analogues are prepared from indoles through multistep synthetic routes. In the natural world, the desirable tryptamine synthon is produced in a single step by l-tryptophan decarboxylases (TDCs). However, no TDCs are known to combine high activity and substrate promiscuity, which might enable a practical biocatalytic route to tryptamine analogues. We have now identified the TDC from Ruminococcus gnavus as the first highly active and promiscuous member of this enzyme family. RgnTDC performs up to 96 000 turnovers and readily accommodates tryptophan analogues with substituents at the 4, 5, 6, and 7 positions, as well as alternative heterocycles, thus enabling the facile biocatalytic synthesis of >20 tryptamine analogues. We demonstrate the utility of this enzyme in a two-step biocatalytic sequence with an engineered tryptophan synthase to afford an efficient, cost-effective route to tryptamines from commercially available indole starting materials.

Method for reducing intraocular pressure using indole derivatives

The present invention provides a method of reducing intraocular pressure by administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising indole derivatives. The pharmaceutical compositions useful in this invention comprise indole derivatives and melatonin analogs of Formulae I-IV. A preferred embodiment is a method of lowering intraocular pressure using 5-(methoxycarbonylamino)-N-acetyltryptamine (5-MCA-NAT), also known as GR 135531, which has a prolonged duration of action and greater efficacy in lowering intraocular pressure compared to melatonin. The present invention further provides a method of treating disorders associated with ocular hypertension, and a method of treating various forms of glaucoma; the method comprises administering an effective dose of a pharmacuetical composition comprising an indole derivative with or without agents commonly used to treat such disorders.