Indican

Indican is a colourless organic compound, soluble in water, naturally occurring in Indigofera plants. It is a precursor of indigo dye.

Indican
Names
IUPAC name
1H-Indol-3-yl β-D-glucopyranoside
Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1H-indol-3-yl)oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.126.244
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C14H17NO6/c16-6-10-11(17)12(18)13(19)14(21-10)20-9-5-15-8-4-2-1-3-7(8)9/h1-5,10-19H,6H2/t10-,11-,12+,13-,14-/m1/s1 N
    Key: XVARCVCWNFACQC-RKQHYHRCSA-N N
  • InChI=1/C14H17NO6/c16-6-10-11(17)12(18)13(19)14(21-10)20-9-5-15-8-4-2-1-3-7(8)9/h1-5,10-19H,6H2/t10-,11-,12+,13-,14-/m1/s1
    Key: XVARCVCWNFACQC-RKQHYHRCBQ
SMILES
  • C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O
Properties
C14H17NO6
Molar mass 295.291 g·mol−1
Melting point 178 to 180 °C (352 to 356 °F; 451 to 453 K) (decomposes)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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