C8H7N
117.15 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceDanger
Indole
CAS120-72-9EC204-420-7
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Perfumery and flavoring agent
Indole is an organic compound with a distinctive odor, found naturally in various sources such as jasmine and orange-blossom oils, as well as in coal tar and feces. It is widely used in perfumery and as a flavoring agent.
PerfumeryFlavoring agentChemical reagent
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CAS 120-72-9
Related Compounds
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flavor and fragrance ingredient
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Flavoring and fragrance agent
Referencestereoisomer of
2-Deuteroindole
CAS3972-52-9
research compound
Referencestereoisomer of
3-deuterioindole
CAS57754-36-6
research compound
Referencestereoisomer of
1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptadeuterioindole
CAS73509-20-3
research compound
Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1H-indole
InChIKey
SIKJAQJRHWYJAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CN2
Synonyms (32)
- IND
- INDOLUM
- 1-Azaindene
- 1-Benzazole
- 1-Benzo(b)pyrrole
- 185l
- 1H-Benzo[b]pyrrole
- 1H-Indole
- 1H-Indole (9CI)
- 2,3-Benzopyrole
- 2,3-Benzopyrrole
- Benzo[b]pyrrole
- Benzopyrrole
- Caswell No. 498B
- Dolasetron Impurity 6
- FEMA No. 2593
- INDOLE BENZO-PYRROLE
- Indol
- Indol [German]
- Indole (8CI)
- Indole (natural)
- Indole, 7
- Indole, puriss., >=98.5% (GC)
- Ketole
- benzazole
- indole
- mono-indole