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Indole-3-butyric acid

Indole-3-butyric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-(1H-Indol-3-yl)butanoic acid
Other names
1H-Indole-3-butanoic acid
Indole-3-butyric acid
3-Indolebutyric acid
Indolebutyric acid
IBA
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
171120
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.638 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 205-101-5
143637
KEGG
RTECS number
  • NL5250000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H13NO2/c14-12(15)7-3-4-9-8-13-11-6-2-1-5-10(9)11/h1-2,5-6,8,13H,3-4,7H2,(H,14,15) checkY
    Key: JTEDVYBZBROSJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C12H13NO2/c14-12(15)7-3-4-9-8-13-11-6-2-1-5-10(9)11/h1-2,5-6,8,13H,3-4,7H2,(H,14,15)
    Key: JTEDVYBZBROSJT-UHFFFAOYAT
  • O=C(O)CCCc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
Properties
C12H13NO2
Molar mass 203.241 g·mol−1
Appearance White to light yellow crystals
Density 1.252 g/cm3
Melting point 125 °C (257 °F; 398 K)
Boiling point Decomposes
Structure
cubic
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H301, H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Flash point 211.8 °C (413.2 °F; 484.9 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) Oxford MSDS
Related compounds
Related
auxin
indole-3-acetic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Indole-3-butyric acid (1H-indole-3-butanoic acid, IBA) is a white to light-yellow crystalline solid, with the molecular formula C12H13NO2. It melts at 125°C in atmospheric pressure and decomposes before boiling. IBA is a plant hormone in the auxin family and is an ingredient in many commercial horticultural plant rooting products.


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