The crystal structures of four indole derivatives with various substituents at the 2-, 3- and 5-positions of the ring system are described. The dominant intermolecular interaction in each case is an N—H⋯O hydrogen bond, which generates either chains or inversion dimers. Weak C—H⋯O, C—H⋯π and π–π interactions occur in these structures but there is no consistent pattern amongst them. Two of these compounds act as modest enhancers of CB1 cannabanoid signalling and two are inactive.
The crystal structures of four indole derivatives with various substituents at the 2-, 3- and 5-positions of the ring system are described, namely, ethyl 3-(5-chloro-2-phenyl-1 H-indol-3-yl)-3-phenylpropanoate, C 25H 22ClNO 2, (I), 2-bromo-3-(2-nitro-1-phenylethyl)-1 H-indole, C 16H 13BrN 2O 2, (II), 5-methoxy-3-(2-nitro-1-phenylethyl)-2-phenyl-1 H-indole, C 23H 20N 2O 3, (III), and 5-chloro-3-(2-nitro-1-phenylethyl)-2-phenyl-1 H-indole, C 22H 17ClN 2O 2, (IV). The dominant intermolecular interaction in each case is an N—H⋯O hydrogen bond, which generates either chains or inversion dimers. Weak C—H⋯O, C—H⋯π and π–π interactions occur in these structures but there is no consistent pattern amongst them. Two of these compounds act as modest enhancers of CB1 cannabanoid signalling and two are inactive.