Indole

Indole (a blending of the terms indigo and oleum) is an organic compound. The chemical can be found in many places in nature. It can be produced by bacteria. At room temperature, indole is a solid.

Indole is found in some vegetables. They include broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. It is also in human feces. It has a strong fecal odor. In low concentration indole has a flowery smell. Indole is in perfumes.

Related pages
Organic compound
Feces

References

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Other websites

 Synthesis of indoles (overview of recent methods)
 Synthesis and properties of indoles at chemsynthesis.com

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