Indole smells terrible in high concentrations but has a pleasant floral-like odor when highly diluted. The molecule is planar, and the nitrogen is a very weak base, with Kb = 2 * 10-12. Explain how this information indicates that the indole molecule is aromatic.

Indole smells terrible in high concentrations but has a pleasant floral-like odor when highly diluted. The molecule is planar, and the nitrogen is a very weak base, with Kb = 2 * 10-12. Explain how this information indicates that the indole molecule is aromatic.

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