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indole

C8H7N

Indole has the molecular formula C8H7N and a molar mass of 117.15 g/mol, a melting point of 52 °C and a boiling point of 254 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC8H7N
Molar mass117.15 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass117.05785 g/mol
Melting point52 °C
Boiling point254 °C
Density1.22 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)2.1
Topological polar surface area15.8 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors1 / 0
Heavy atoms9
InChIKeySIKJAQJRHWYJAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IUPAC name1H-indole

Elemental composition

16 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)882.02%
Nitrogen (N)111.96%
Hydrogen (H)76.02%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.