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Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research

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J. Chem. Pharm. Res., 2011, 3(5):519-523

ISSN No: 0975-7384

CODEN(USA): JCPRC5

Indole: The molecule of diverse pharmacological activities

Ramesh Dhani*, A. Avinash, S. K. Salenaagina, M. V. Saicharan Teja, P. Masthanaiah, P.

Raja Rathnam and V.Chandana silpa.

Narayana Pharmacy College, Chintha Reddy Palem, Nellore

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ABSTRACT

Indole is a fused aromatic heterocyclic ring, consisting of a six-membered benzene ring fused to

a five-membered nitrogen -containing pyrrole ring, Indole nucleus is present in compounds

involved in research aimed at evaluating new products that possess interesting biological

activities like antimicrobial, anti-viral, antitubercular, anti-inflammatory, anticancer,antidiabetic, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antidepressant activities.

Indole adalah cincin heterosiklik aromatik menyatu, yang terdiri dari cincin benzena beranggota enam menyatu dengan nitrogen beranggota lima -mengandung cincin pirol, indol intihadir dalam senyawa yang terlibat dalam penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi produk

baru yang memiliki aktivitas biologis menarik seperti antimikroba, antivirus, antitubercular, anti-inflamasi, antikanker, antidiabetes, antikonvulsan, antimikroba, antioksidan, kegiatan antidepresan. Indole adalah komponen populer wewangian dan prekursor untuk obat-obatan banyak.

Key words: Indole, analgesic and anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antifungal, antiviral,

antitubercular, antioxidant, antidiabetic.

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INTRODUCTION

The small and simple Indole nucleus is present in compounds involved in research aimed atevaluating new products that possess interesting biological activities like antimicrobial, anti-viral, antitubercular, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial,antioxidant, antidepresent, anticonvulsant activities. Indole is used primarily in industry and

research. Being an aromatic fused heterocyclic compound consisting of a six-membered benzenering fused to a five-membered nitrogen -containing pyrrole ring, indole finds use in research as astarting material for the synthesis of larger, usually bioactive structures[1].

Chemistry of Indole[1] :

Molecular formulaC8H7N,Molar mass 117.15 g/mol, Denisity 1.1747 g/cm3, solid,Melting point52–54°C, Appearance White solid, Boiling point 253– 254°C (526 K), Acidity (pKa) 16.2,Bascityi (pKb) 17.6.


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Fig.no.1 Indole

General properties[2]:

Indole is a solid at room temperature. It occurs naturally in human feces and has an intense fecalodor. At very low concentrations, however, it has a flowery smell, and is a constituent of many

flower scents (such as orange blossoms) and perfumes. It also occurs in coal tar. Indoleundergoes electrophilic substitution, mainly at position 3. substituted indoles are structuralelements of (and for some compounds the synthetic precursors for) the tryptophan-derivedtryptamine alkaloids like the neurotransmitter serotonin , and melation. Other indolic compounds

include the plant hormone Auxin (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA), the anti-inflammatory drugindomethacin, the betablocker pindolol, and the naturally occurring hallucinogendimethyltryptamine (N,N-DMT).The name indole is a portmanteau of the words indigo dye andoleum, since indole was first isolated by treatment of the indigo dye with oleum.

Basicity[4]:

Unlike most amines , indole is not basic, The bonding situation is completely analogous to that inpyrrole. Very strong acids such as hydrochloric acid are required to protonate indole. Theprotonated form has an pka of −3.6. The sensitivity of many indolic compounds (e.g.

tryptamine ) under acidic conditions is caused by this protonation

Methodology[5]:

The main industrial routes start from aniline Illustrative of such large-scale syntheses, indole(and substituted derivatives) form via vapor-phase reaction of aniline with ethylene glycol in thepresence of catalysts

In general, reactions are conducted between 200 and 500 °C. Yields can be as high as 60%.Other precursors to indole include formyltoluidine, 2-ethylaniline, and 2-(2-nitrophenyl)ethanol,all of which undergo cyclizations. Many other methods have been developed that are applicable.

Leimgruber-Batcho indole synthesis[6]


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It is an efficient method of sythesizing indole and substituted indoles.Originally disclosed in apatent in 1976, this method is high-yielding and can generate substituted indoles.

Fischer-Indole Synthesis[7]: The most important synthesis of indole is the Fischer-indoleSynthesis which has been investigated very widely. The Fischer-indole synthesis is carried out

by heating phenyl hydrazone or substituted phenyl hydrazone of an aldehyde or ketone. The

reaction is catalyzed by zinc chloride, polyphosphoric acid, sulphuric acid or boron trifluoride

and proceeds with elimination of a molecule of ammonia

The most acceptable mechanism is given in fig.2.

Fig.2

Reactions[8]:

Electrophilic Substitution of Indole: The electron density of carbons in heterocyclic ring of indole is higher due to contribution from nitrogen as in case of pyrrole. Therefore, theheterocyclic ring of indole is more reactive towards electrophiles compared to its benzene ring.The electrophilic substitution in indole takes place at C-3 and not at C-2 as in pyrrole. This can

be explained from the following observations. Electrophilic attack at C-2 and C-3 gives differentintermediates as shown below fig.3


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Fig.3

The carbocation resulting from electrophilic attack at C-2 is less favourable than the carbocationresulting from electrophilic attack at C-3 because though the former has more resonancestructures, in the latter intermediate, the positive charge resides on heterocyclic ring carbon orthe nitrogen atom without affecting the benzene ring[9].

Pharmacological importance of Indole[10,11] :

Indole possess the following activities that is shown in fig.4

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Applications:

Natural jasmine oil, used in the perfume industry, contains around 2.5% of indole. Since 1kilogram of the natural oil requires processing several million jasmine blossoms and costs around$10,000, indole (among other things) is used in the manufacture of synthetic jasmine oil (whichcosts around $10/kg).

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