Catalog Number
ACM358727556-1
IUPAC Name
7-[2-hydroxy-4-oxo-3-(4,4,10,10-tetramethyl-8-oxo-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-5,9(13)-dien-7-ylidene)cyclobuten-1-yl]-4,4,10,10-tetramethyl-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-5,7,9(13)-trien-6-olate
Synonyms
2,4-Bis[8-hydroxy-1,1,7,7-tetramethyl-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydropyrido[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-9-yl]squaraine
Application
Squarylium dye (SQ), which is an analogue of cyanine dye, has a squaraine moiety in the center of the π-conjugate. The SQ dye has a zwitterion structure in which the cation and anion coexist in the molecule, although the cyanine dye has a separated cation component.
Molecular Formula
C36H44N2O4