Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Indole

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Indole: A bicyclic aromatic secondary amine of molecular formula C₈H₇N with the molecular structure shown below, or a molecule containing this moiety. Has a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring.

Molecular Structure of Indole


Lewis structure		Bond-line structure		Ball and spoke model		Space-filling model

Related terms: Heterocycle, heteroaromatic, antiaromatic, nonaromatic, furan, thiophene, imidazole, oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, pyridine, pyrimidine, purine, tryptophan
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