Methyl 2-methyl-3-nitrobenzoate
CAS No.: 59382-59-1 Formula: C9H9NO4
Weight: 195.17
Synonyms: 3-NITRO-O-TOLUICACIDMETHYLESTER;3-NITRO-0-TOLUICACIDMETHYLESTER;3-Nitro-o-toluicacidmethylester(COOCH3=1);Methyl3-nitro-2-methylbenzoate;BeChemicalbooknzoicacid,2-methyl-3-nitro-,methylester;Methyl2-methyl-3-nitrobenzoate,98+%;METHYL3-NITRO-O-TOLUATE;METHYL2-METHYL-3-NITROBENZENECARBOXYLATE
Methyl 2-methyl-3-nitrobenzoate may be used in the synthesis of methyl indole-4-carboxylate, 5-aminoisoquinolin-1(2H)-one, 5-nitroisocoumarin and [2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-indol-4-yl]-1-pyrrolidinylmethanone. It may also be used in the preparation of substituted nitrostyrene benzoic acids, via reaction with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of DBU in DMSO; and 4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-tosylindole, via Batcho-Leimgruber modification of the Reissert indole synthesis.