grade
technical grade
form
solid
mp
173-178 °C (lit.)
solubility
methanol: soluble 25 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, yellow to brown
SMILES string
O=C1Nc2cccc3cccc1c23
InChI
1S/C11H7NO/c13-11-8-5-1-3-7-4-2-6-9(12-11)10(7)8/h1-6H,(H,12,13)
InChI key
GPYLCFQEKPUWLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Benz[cd]indol-2(1H)-one is also referred as naphtholactam.
Application
- Reactant in photo-Fries rearrangement
- Reactant in preparation of potential antitumor agents
- Reactant in synthesis of inhibitors of thymidylate synthase
Benz[cd]indol-2(1H)-one was used in the synthesis of 2-oxo-1,2-dihydrobenzo[cd]indole-6-sulfonamide analog, novel Mycobacterium protein tyrosine phosphatase B (mPTPB) inhibitor.
