Uses
Reactant for preparation of:• ;Cyanine dyes1• ;Photopolymer holographic recording materials2
Uses
2-(1,3,3-Trimethylindolin-2-ylidene)acetaldehyde may be used in the preparation of 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-anilino-vinyl-3-H-indolium salts, which are mainly used as hemicyanine dyes in textile industry.
Definition
ChEBI: 1,3-Dihydro-1,3,3-trimethyl-2H-indol-2-ylidene acetaldehyde is a member of indoles.
General Description
2-(1,3,3-Trimethylindolin-2-ylidene)acetaldehyde is an a,?-unsaturated aldehyde.