Expedient synthesis of eumelanin-inspired 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylate ethyl ester derivatives
Abstract
Dihydroxyindoles such as 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) are the main monomer units of eumelanin, the black to brown pigment in humans, and have emerging biological roles beyond melanin. Elaboration of commercially available 5,6-dimethoxy-2-carboxylate ethyl ester provides ready access to DHICA-inspired small molecules, including 3-(hetero)aryl-indoles and 4,7-di-(hetero)aryl-indoles.
Repository Citation
Aebly, Andrew H., Jeffrey N. Levy, Benjamin J. Steger, et al. 2018. "Expedient synthesis of eumelanin-inspired 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylate ethyl ester derivatives." RSC Advances 50: 28323-28328.
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Publication Date
8-14-2018
Publication Title
RSC Advances
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8RA06148C
Language
English
Format
text
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