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Preferred IUPAC name
2-(1H-Indol-3-yl)ethan-1-ol | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.632 |
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Properties | |
C10H11NO | |
Molar mass | 161.204 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 59 °C (138 °F; 332 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tryptophol is an aromatic alcohol that induces sleep in humans. It is found in wine as a secondary product of ethanol fermentation. It was first described by Felix Ehrlich in 1912. It is also produced by the trypanosomal parasite in sleeping sickness.
It forms in the liver as a side-effect of disulfiram treatment.[1]