Abstract
Indole-containing compounds are best known for their medicinal properties in the pharmaceutical industry. Although to a lesser degree, the indole motif none-the-less appears in many significant products across the entire chemical industry. This chapter describes the role that indole plays in a more commodity setting and provides examples illustrating these uses.
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Barden, T.C. (2010). Indoles: Industrial, Agricultural and Over-the-Counter Uses. In: Gribble, G. (eds) Heterocyclic Scaffolds II:. Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7081_2010_48
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