5,6-Dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid is used as a reagent and heterocyclic building blocks in synthetic chemistry. It is used to prepare a melanin-like polymer, poly(5,6-dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid), which exhibits electrochromic properties.
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Applications
5,6-Dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid is used as a reagent and heterocyclic building blocks in synthetic chemistry. It is used to prepare a melanin-like polymer, poly(5,6-dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid), which exhibits electrochromic properties.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Gunbas, G.; Toppare, L. Electrochromic conjugated polyheterocycles and derivatives-highlights from the last decade towards realization of long lived aspirations. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48 (8), 1083-1101.
- Kim, Y. J.; Wu, W.; Chun, S. E.; Whitacre, J. F.; Bettinger, C. J. Biologically derived melanin electrodes in aqueous sodium-ion energy storage devices. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A 2013, 110 (52), 20912-20917.