Product name: Isatin
CAS:91-56-5
Molecular formula:C8H5NO2
Molecular weight:147.1308
Product description:Isatin or 1H-indole-2,3-dione is an indole derivative. The compound was first obtained by Erdmann and Laurent in 1841 as a product from the oxidation of indigo dye by nitric acid andchromic acids. The compound is found in many plants, such asIsatis tinctoria, Calanthe discolor and in Couroupita guianensis.