Indole

• Formula: C₈H₇N
• Molecular weight: 117.1479
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H7N/c1-2-4-8-7(3-1)5-6-9-8/h1-6,9H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SIKJAQJRHWYJAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 120-72-9
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• Other names: 1H-Indole; Ketole; 1-Azaindene; 1-Benzazole; 2,3-Benzopyrrole; Benzopyrrole; Indol; 1-H-indol
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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

References

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Szafranski, 1984
Szafranski, A.M., Solid-Liquid Equilibrium, Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1984, No. 1, 40-50. [all data]

Serpinskii, Voitkevich, et al., 1958
Serpinskii, V.V.; Voitkevich, S.A.; Lyuboshits, N.Yu., Trudy Vsesoyuz. Nauch.-Issledovatel. Inst. Sintet. I. Natural. Dushistykh Veshchestv, 1958, 4, 125. [all data]

Snyder, Merica, et al., 1958
Snyder, H.R.; Merica, E.P.; Force, C.G.; White, E.G., Synthesis of Indoles by Catalytic Reduction of o-Nitrobenzyl Cyanides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1958, 80, 4622. [all data]

Aihara, 1955
Aihara, A., Studies on hydrogen bondings by means of the determination of vapor pressure: VI. Vapor pressure of acetylglycine anilide, acetylglycine N-methylamide, and acetylproline N-methylamide., Nippon Kagaku Zasshi, 1955, 76, 495-97. [all data]

Adkins and Coonradt, 1941
Adkins, H.; Coonradt, H.L., The Selective Hydrogenation of Derivatives of Pyrrole, Indole, Carbazole and Acridine, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1941, 63, 1563-70. [all data]

Cowley and Partington, 1936
Cowley, E.G.; Partington, J.R., Studies in dielectric polarisation. Part XV. The dipole moments of fivemembered nitrogen ring compounds: indole,skatole,carbazole,isatin, phthalimide, and succinimide., J. Chem. Soc., 1936, 1936, 47. [all data]

Weerman, 1910
Weerman, R.A., Synthesis of aldehydes and indole, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1910, 29, 18. [all data]

Hesse, 1899
Hesse, A., Chem. Ber., 1899, 32, 2611. [all data]

Ciamician and Zatta, 1889
Ciamician, G.; Zatta, C., Chem. Ber., 1889, 22, 1976. [all data]

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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