You’ve undoubtedly smelled indole. Perfumers add it to flowery fragrances, but it’s also added to chocolates, coffees, and fruity-flavored sweets. That doesn’t sound bad—until you learn ...

Indole derivates are widely distributed in nature; they are part of serotonin and melatonin, as well as many alkaloids—some of which are used as drugs, for example, as treatments for Parkinson's ...

image: Efficient synthesis of indole derivatives, an important component of most drugs, allows the development of new drug candidates. view more Credit: Reiko Matsushita A research group at Nagoya ...

Enantioselective synthesis of indole derivatives Date: April 8, 2021 Source: Wiley Summary: Indole, and structures derived from it, are a component of many natural substances, such as the amino ...