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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2026-09-21 19:29:15 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-09-21 19:29:15 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB116970</accession>
  <name>2-indolylacetic acid</name>
  <description/>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>2-(1H-indol-2-yl)acetic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C10H9NO2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>175.184</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>175.063328537</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>2-(1H-indol-2-yl)acetic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>1H-indol-2-ylacetic acid</traditional_iupac>
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  <smiles>OC(=O)CC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2N1</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C10H9NO2/c12-10(13)6-8-5-7-3-1-2-4-9(7)11-8/h1-5,11H,6H2,(H,12,13)</inchi>
  <inchikey>QOPBEBWGSGFROG-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
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    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as indolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives. Indolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives are compounds containing a carboxylic acid chain (of at least 2 carbon atoms) linked to an indole ring.</description>
    <direct_parent>Indolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Indoles and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Indolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Azacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzenoids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Heteroaromatic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Indoles</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organonitrogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Substituted pyrroles</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Azacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Heteroaromatic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Indole</substituent>
      <substituent>Indolyl carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrrole</substituent>
      <substituent>Substituted pyrrole</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
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      <value>1.78</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-2.15</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>1.24e+00 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>1.63</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
    <value>4.65</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>2-(1H-indol-2-yl)acetic acid</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>175.184</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>175.063328537</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>OC(=O)CC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2N1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C10H9NO2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C10H9NO2/c12-10(13)6-8-5-7-3-1-2-4-9(7)11-8/h1-5,11H,6H2,(H,12,13)</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>QOPBEBWGSGFROG-UHFFFAOYSA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>53.09</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>48.33</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>18.14</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>-1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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