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SHEET /m/indole · PubChem CID 798 · CAS 120-72-9 · REV 2026.07

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Indole

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C8H7N · 117.15 g/mol

Benzopyrrole · Ketole

What is Indole?

Faecal in concentration and floral when dilute. Jasmine and orange blossom absolutes both contain it, which is what gives them their animal edge. from source

Chemical familyAromatics

Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CN2

Toxicity & hazards

DangerCorrosiveToxicIrritantEnvironmentalH302, H311, H318, H319from source

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PubChem CID
798
Wikidata
Q319541
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