Cas no 875-79-6 (1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole)

1,2-Dimethyl-1H-indole is a heterocyclic aromatic compound featuring a fused benzene and pyrrole ring system, substituted with two methyl groups at the 1- and 2-positions. This structural configuration enhances its stability and reactivity, making it a valuable intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its electron-rich indole core facilitates electrophilic substitution reactions, enabling functionalization at various ring positions. The compound's defined molecular structure ensures consistent performance in applications such as ligand design and material science. High purity grades are available to meet stringent research and industrial requirements. Proper handling under inert conditions is recommended due to its sensitivity to oxidation.
1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole structure
1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole structure
Product Name:1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole
CAS No:875-79-6
MF:C10H11N
MW:145.201042413712
MDL:MFCD00005802
CID:40159
PubChem ID:13408
Update Time:2025-05-27

1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole Chemical and Physical Properties

Names and Identifiers

    • 1,2-Dimethyl-1H-indole
    • Dimethylindole
    • 1,2-Dimethylindole
    • 1.2-Dimethylindole
    • 1,2-dimethyl-indole
    • 1,2-dimethylindolee
    • 1H-Indole,1,2-dimethyl
    • 1H-Indole,2-dimethyl
    • 1-methyl-2-methyl-1H-indole
    • 2′,7′-Dichlorofluorescein diacetate
    • Indole,1,2-dimethyl
    • N-Methyl-2-methylindole
    • NSC 62087
    • Indole, 1,2-dimethyl-
    • 1H-Indole, 1,2-dimethyl-
    • BJMUOUXGBFNLSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • H373TS720O
    • dimethyl-1H-indole
    • 1,2-dimethyl indole
    • PubChem7333
    • 1H-Indole,2-dimethyl-
    • KSC321G2T
    • BJMUOUXGBFNLSN-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • Indole, 1,2-dimethyl- (8CI)
    • NSC62087
    • STK301478
    • 1,2-Dimethyl-1H-indole (ACI)
    • Indole, 1,2-dimethyl- (7CI, 8CI)
    • N,2-Dimethylindole
    • 1,2-Dimethylindole,99%
    • UNII-H373TS720O
    • NS00039205
    • EN300-136093
    • InChI=1/C10H11N/c1-8-7-9-5-3-4-6-10(9)11(8)2/h3-7H,1-2H3
    • D-5348
    • SB14858
    • CS-W010998
    • NSC-62087
    • AKOS003791088
    • 1,2-Dimethylindole, 99%
    • SCHEMBL154592
    • SY004658
    • EINECS 212-877-9
    • CHEMBL3252124
    • 875-79-6
    • AC-28904
    • D1391
    • AS-14361
    • MFCD00005802
    • DTXSID00236367
    • Q27279585
    • 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole
    • MDL: MFCD00005802
    • Inchi: 1S/C10H11N/c1-8-7-9-5-3-4-6-10(9)11(8)2/h3-7H,1-2H3
    • InChI Key: BJMUOUXGBFNLSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • SMILES: C1C=C2C=C(C)N(C2=CC=1)C

Computed Properties

  • Exact Mass: 145.08900
  • Monoisotopic Mass: 145.089149
  • Isotope Atom Count: 0
  • Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
  • Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
  • Heavy Atom Count: 11
  • Rotatable Bond Count: 0
  • Complexity: 144
  • Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1
  • Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count : 0
  • Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Surface Charge: 0
  • Tautomer Count: nothing
  • XLogP3: 2.8
  • Topological Polar Surface Area: 4.9

Experimental Properties

  • Color/Form: Not determined
  • Density: 0.9900
  • Melting Point: 55.0 to 57.0 deg-C
  • Boiling Point: 143°C/30mmHg(lit.)
  • Flash Point: Degrees Fahrenheit:235.4°F
    Degrees Celsius:113°C
  • Refractive Index: 1.561
  • Stability/Shelf Life: Stable, but light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
  • PSA: 4.93000
  • LogP: 2.48670
  • Solubility: Not determined

1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole Security Information

1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole Customs Data

  • HS CODE:2933990090
  • Customs Data:

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    Overview:

    2933990090. Other heterocyclic compounds containing only nitrogen heteroatoms. VAT:17.0%. Tax refund rate:13.0%. Regulatory conditions:nothing. MFN tariff:6.5%. general tariff:20.0%

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1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole Production Method

Production Method 1

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Catalysts: Di-μ-chlorobis[(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-cyclooctadiene]diiridium ,  1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene (crosslinked, polystyrene-bound) Solvents: p-Xylene ;  5 min, rt
1.2 20 h, 130 °C
Reference
Ir-Catalyzed Reversible Acceptorless Dehydrogenation/Hydrogenation of N-Substituted and Unsubstituted Heterocycles Enabled by a Polymer-Cross-Linking Bisphosphine
Zhang, Deliang; et al, Organic Letters, 2020, 22(13), 5240-5245

Production Method 2

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: 2-Mercaptobenzoic acid Catalysts: Trifluoroacetic acid Solvents: Trifluoroacetic acid
Reference
Nonreductive Desulfenylation of 3-Indolyl Sulfides. Improved Syntheses of 2-Substituted Indoles and 2-Indolyl Sulfides
Hamel, Pierre; et al, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1994, 59(21), 6372-7

Production Method 3

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Sodium hydride Solvents: Dimethylformamide ;  0 °C; 30 min, 0 °C
1.2 overnight, 0 °C
Reference
Tryptamine Synthesis by Iron Porphyrin Catalyzed C-H Functionalization of Indoles with Diazoacetonitrile
Hock, Katharina J. ; et al, Angewandte Chemie, 2019, 58(11), 3630-3634

Production Method 4

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Sodium hydride Solvents: Dimethylformamide ;  rt; 30 min, rt
1.2 30 min, 0 °C; 0 °C → rt; overnight, rt
1.3 Solvents: Water
Reference
Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Pyrroles and Indoles using 1,5-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) as a Nucleophilic Catalyst
Taylor, James E.; et al, Organic Letters, 2010, 12(24), 5740-5743

Production Method 5

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Titanocene dichloride Solvents: Diethyl ether ,  Toluene ;  -5 °C; 1 h, -5 °C; 1 h, rt; rt → 0 °C
1.2 Reagents: Ammonium chloride Solvents: Water ;  cooled
1.3 Solvents: Toluene ;  72 h, reflux
Reference
Synthesis of indoles via alkylidenation of acyl hydrazides
Hisler, Kevin; et al, Tetrahedron Letters, 2009, 50(26), 3290-3293

Production Method 6

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Solvents: Acetonitrile ;  rt
1.2 Reagents: Water ;  rt
Reference
Detosylative (Deutero)alkylation of Indoles and Phenols with (Deutero)alkoxides
Zhu, Ming-Hui; et al, Organic Letters, 2019, 21(17), 7073-7077

Production Method 7

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Potassium tert-butoxide ,  1,1,3,3-Tetramethyldisiloxane Catalysts: Bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel ,  1H-Imidazolium, 1,3-dicyclohexyl-, tetrafluoroborate(1-) (1:1) Solvents: Toluene ;  10 h, 110 °C; 110 °C → rt
1.2 Reagents: Tetrabutylammonium fluoride Solvents: Tetrahydrofuran ;  rt; rt → 65 °C; 2 h, 65 °C
Reference
Exhaustive Reduction of Esters Enabled by Nickel Catalysis
Cook, Adam; et al, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142(18), 8109-8115

Production Method 8

Reaction Conditions
Reference
Photochemical investigations of 4-(N-methylanilino)-pent-3-en-2-one
Watson, Darrell; et al, Texas Journal of Science, 1980, 32(4), 357-61

Production Method 9

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Solvents: Diethyl ether
2.1 -
Reference
The photochemistry of 4-(N-methylanilino)-pent-3-en-2-one
Berry, Jennifer L.; et al, Tetrahedron Letters, 1985, 26(2), 143-6

Production Method 10

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Catalysts: Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane Solvents: Methyl-d3benzene ;  rt → 120 °C; 0.75 h, 120 °C
Reference
Frustrated Lewis Pair Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Oxidation of Indolines and Other Heterocycles
Maier, Alexander F. G.; et al, Angewandte Chemie, 2016, 55(40), 12219-12223

Production Method 11

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Sodium hydride Solvents: Dimethylformamide ;  0 °C → rt; 30 min, rt; rt → 0 °C
1.2 0 °C; 0 °C → rt
1.3 Reagents: Water ;  rt
Reference
Cu-Catalyzed Oxidation of C2 and C3 Alkyl-Substituted Indole via Acyl Nitroso Reagents
Zhang, Jun ; et al, Organic Letters, 2019, 21(1), 14-17

Production Method 12

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Catalysts: Sodium hydride Solvents: Tetrahydrofuran ;  30 min, 0 °C
1.2 Solvents: Tetrahydrofuran ;  0 °C; 12 h, rt
Reference
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 2-sulfonylindoles as potential anti-inflammatory therapeutic agents for treatment of acute lung injury
Xia, Qinqin ; et al, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2018, 160, 120-132

Production Method 13

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Sodium hydride Solvents: Dimethylformamide ;  30 min, rt
1.2 16 h, rt
Reference
Indole Naphthyridinones as Inhibitors of Bacterial Enoyl-ACP Reductases FabI and FabK
Seefeld, Mark A.; et al, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2003, 46(9), 1627-1635

Production Method 14

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Potassium carbonate ,  Tetrabutylammonium chloride ,  Oxygen Catalysts: Palladium chloride Solvents: Dimethylacetamide ;  12 h, 100 °C
Reference
Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Heck-Type Diarylation of Allylic Esters with Aryl Halides Involving a β-OAc Elimination Process
Liu, Yan; et al, Organic Letters, 2011, 13(5), 1126-1129

Production Method 15

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Potassium hydroxide Solvents: Dimethylformamide ;  30 min, rt
1.2 cooled; 96 h, rt
Reference
Exploration and Development of a C-H-Activated Route to Access the [1,2]Dithiolo[4,3-b]indole-3(4H)-thione Core and Related Derivatives
Asquith, Christopher R. M. ; et al, Synlett, 2019, 30(2), 156-160

Production Method 16

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Sodium hydride Solvents: Dimethylformamide ;  0 °C; 30 min, 0 °C
1.2 overnight, 0 °C
Reference
Iron-catalyzed C-H insertions: organometallic and enzymatic carbene transfer reactions
Hock, Katharina J.; et al, ChemRxiv, 2018, 1, 1-17

Production Method 17

Reaction Conditions
Reference
Indole synthesis via SRN1 reactions
Bard, Raymond R.; et al, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980, 45(8), 1546-7

Production Method 18

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Lithium chloride Catalysts: Bis(acetylacetonato)nickel ,  1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane Solvents: Hexane ,  1,4-Dioxane ;  16 h, 170 °C; 170 °C → rt
Reference
Decarbonylative Methylation of Aromatic Esters by a Nickel Catalyst
Okita, Toshimasa; et al, Organic Letters, 2018, 20(10), 3132-3135

Production Method 19

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Butyllithium Solvents: Tetrahydrofuran
1.2 Reagents: Carbon dioxide
1.3 Reagents: Butyllithium
1.4 Reagents: Hydrochloric acid Solvents: Water
Reference
Carbon dioxide: a reagent for the simultaneous protection of nucleophilic centers and the activation of alternative locations to electrophilic attack. 16. A novel synthetic method for the side-chain functionalization of N-methyl-o-toluidine and for the preparation of 2-substituted N-methylindoles
Katritzky, Alan R.; et al, Heterocycles, 1990, 30(1), 407-14

Production Method 20

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Sodium hydride Solvents: Dimethylformamide ;  0 °C; 1 h, 0 °C; overnight, 0 °C
1.2 Reagents: Ammonium chloride Solvents: Water
Reference
A domino reaction for generating β-aryl aldehydes from alkynes by substrate recognition catalysis
Fang, Weiwei ; et al, Nature Communications, 2019, 10(1),

Production Method 21

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Solvents: 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-propanol ;  0 °C → 25 °C; 3 h, 25 °C
Reference
From Cycloalkanols to Heterocycles via Nitrogen Insertion
Sandvoss, Alexander; et al, Organic Letters, 2023, 25(31), 5795-5799

Production Method 22

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Trimethylboroxin ,  Pivalic anhydride Catalysts: Palladium diacetate ,  1,1′-(9,9-Dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis[1,1-diphenylphosphine] Solvents: Tetrahydrofuran ,  1,4-Dioxane ;  24 h, 160 °C
Reference
Palladium-catalyzed decarbonylative methylation of aryl carboxylic acids
Feng, Boya; et al, Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022, 9(4), 1085-1089

Production Method 23

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: 1-Octanethiol Catalysts: Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid Solvents: Dichloromethane ;  12 h, 23 °C
1.2 Reagents: Sodium bicarbonate Solvents: Water ;  10 min, 23 °C
Reference
Facile C-S Bond Cleavage of Aryl Sulfoxides Promoted by Bronsted Acid
Brutiu, Bogdan R.; et al, Synlett, 2021, 32(5), 488-490

Production Method 24

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Catalysts: Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-methyl-, nickel(2+) salt (2:1) ,  1,1′-(3,4-Thiophenediyl)bis[1,1-dicyclohexylphosphine] Solvents: Hexane ,  1,4-Dioxane ;  16 h, 170 °C; 170 °C → rt
Reference
Decarbonylative Methylation of Aromatic Esters by a Nickel Catalyst
Okita, Toshimasa; et al, Organic Letters, 2018, 20(10), 3132-3135

Production Method 25

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Butyllithium Solvents: Diethyl ether
Reference
Heteroatom-facilitated lithiations
Gschwend, Heinz W.; et al, Organic Reactions (Hoboken, 1979, 26,

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Comprehensive Overview of 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole (CAS No. 875-79-6): Properties, Applications, and Industry Insights

1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole (CAS No. 875-79-6) is a heterocyclic organic compound belonging to the indole derivatives family. This compound has garnered significant attention in recent years due to its versatile applications in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and material science. With the increasing demand for specialty chemicals and bioactive molecules, researchers and industry professionals are actively exploring the potential of 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole in various cutting-edge fields.

The molecular structure of 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole features a fused benzene and pyrrole ring system, with two methyl groups attached at the 1 and 2 positions. This unique configuration contributes to its distinct chemical properties, including moderate polarity and excellent stability under standard conditions. Recent studies highlight its role as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly those targeting neurological disorders and inflammatory conditions.

In the context of green chemistry and sustainable synthesis, 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole has emerged as a valuable building block. Its compatibility with catalytic processes and microwave-assisted reactions aligns with the industry's shift toward eco-friendly production methods. Researchers are particularly interested in optimizing its synthesis routes to minimize waste generation and energy consumption, addressing growing concerns about environmental impact in chemical manufacturing.

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From a material science perspective, 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole shows promise in the development of organic semiconductors and photovoltaic materials. Its electron-rich structure and planarity make it an attractive candidate for organic electronic devices, particularly in the context of flexible electronics and OLED technology. These applications have driven significant interest in "indole-based functional materials" across academic and industrial research communities.

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Recent patent filings reveal growing interest in 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole derivatives for drug discovery programs. Pharmaceutical companies are investigating its potential as a scaffold for developing novel kinase inhibitors and GPCR modulators. This has sparked discussions about "indole chemistry in medicinal chemistry" and "privileged structures in drug design" within scientific circles.

The global market for 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole reflects broader trends in the fine chemicals sector, with Asia-Pacific emerging as both a major producer and consumer. Supply chain considerations and "specialty chemical sourcing strategies" have become hot topics among procurement specialists dealing with this compound. Regulatory aspects, particularly concerning REACH compliance and GMP standards, also feature prominently in industry discussions.

Looking ahead, research into 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole continues to expand, with particular focus on its potential in biocatalysis and enzymatic transformations. The compound's compatibility with biotechnological processes opens new avenues for sustainable production methods. These developments align with the broader industry shift toward white biotechnology and bio-based manufacturing, making 1,2-dimethyl-1H-indole a compound to watch in coming years.

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