2-Methyl-2H-indazole-6-carboxylic Acid Methyl Ester is a useful synthetic intermediate. It is an analog of Indazole-3-carboxylic Acid Methyl Ester (I505250) which has potential as application of N-benzoylindazole derivatives and analogues as inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase. Indazole-3-carboxylic Acid Methyl Ester (I505250) is also used in the preparation of indazole-pyridine based protain kinase/Akt inhibitors.