I3408

Indole

≥99%

• Synonym(s): 1H-Benzo[b]pyrrole
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₈H₇N
• CAS Number: 120-72-9
• Molecular Weight: 117.15
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 107693
• EC Number: 204-420-7
• MDL number: MFCD00005607
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24896037
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99%
• bp: 253-254 °C (lit.)
• mp: 51-54 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: c1ccc2[nH]ccc2c1
• InChI: 1S/C8H7N/c1-2-4-8-7(3-1)5-6-9-8/h1-6,9H
• InChI key: SIKJAQJRHWYJAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

• Indole is a nitrogen-containing heterocycle used in the total synthesis of compounds such as goniomitine, (−)-isatisine A, and (±)-aspidospermidine.
• It is used as an electron donor moiety in synthesizing dyes for organic photovoltaics.
• It can also be used in the preparation of indole based conjugated small molecules for nonlinear optics applications.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302,H311,H319,H400
• pcodes: P264 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 249.8 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 121 °C - closed cup
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves