Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o1654-o1656  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805012109 ]

Methyl indole-3-carboxylate

S.-C. Hu, R.-X. Tan, K. Hong, Z.-N. Yu and H.-L. Zhu

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₀H₉NO₂, was isolated and characterized from an EtOAc extract of marine Streptomyces sp. 060524. All atoms, except the methyl H atoms, are nearly coplanar. There is an intermolecular N-HO hydrogen bond in the crystal stucture. The compound is cytotoxic against K562 human chronic leukaemia.

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