# Chemical Suppliers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 10, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441 "2003-11-10T18:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Insufferable_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/1 "2003-11-10T18:38:57Z")
Chemical Suppliers I’m looking for a supplier of Skatole, A.K.A.: 3-methyl-1H-indole, skatole, scatole, 3-methyl indole Molecular formula: C9H9N I can’t seem to find anything other than a MSDS listing for it. If anyone knows a supplier of this chemical please help. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/2 "2003-11-10T19:17:22Z")
This page lists four suppliers: [http://www.sourcerer.co.uk/asp/ChemicalDetails.asp?txtChemid=000428300](http://www.sourcerer.co.uk/asp/ChemicalDetails.asp?txtChemid=000428300) ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/3 "2003-11-10T19:55:08Z")
[www.chemfinder.com](http://www.chemfinder.com) has it, and you can buy it via their website. I don’t know if you have to justify the purchase through an institution, though (I only use it for chemical properties, never to buy). I imagine Acros, Fischer, Sigma-Aldrich, VWR and pretty much any chemical supply company would have this product to order, but again, you might have to go through an institution for it. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Insufferable_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/4 "2003-11-10T20:10:15Z")
Aha… there it is, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/5 "2003-11-10T21:06:09Z")
Making stink bombs, are we? Heres an MSDS: [http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/ME/3-methylindole.html](http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/ME/3-methylindole.html) ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/6 "2003-11-10T21:23:56Z")
Whoops, I read the OP wrong – thought you needed an MSDS. ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/7 "2003-11-11T03:36:05Z")
We always use Sigma Aldrich for our chemical needs. Here ya go: [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/cgi-bin/hsrun/Distributed/HahtShop/HAHTShop.htx;start=HS\_CatalogSearch](http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/cgi-bin/hsrun/Distributed/HahtShop/HAHTShop.htx;start=HS_CatalogSearch) ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/8 "2003-11-11T04:00:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Danalan \* > \*\*Making stink bombs, are we? > > Heres an MSDS: > [http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/ME/3-methylindole.html](http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/ME/3-methylindole.html) \*\* While you are at it throw in some cadaverine, putrescine, andostenol and a bit of ethanethiol. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Insufferable_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-suppliers/212441/9 "2003-11-11T04:04:14Z")
(Speaking as Mr. Burns)… Excellent…