DCIP

[1. A reagent for the chemical assay of ascorbic acid that depends on the reducing properties of the latter. It is red in acidic solution; in the presence of the vitamin C it undergoes reduction and becomes colorless, the vitamin being oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid. Often misnamed dichlorophenol-indophenol.

InChI: InChI=1/C12H7Cl2NO2/c13-10-5-8(6-11(14)12(10)17)15-7-1-3-9(16)4-2-7/h1-6,16H

InChIKey: InChIKey=CCBICDLNWJRFPO-UHFFFAOYAL
SMILES: OC1=CC=C(C=C1)\N=C2/C=C(Cl)C(=O)C(Cl)=C2

Names:
    DCIP
    2,6-Dichloroindophenol
    2,6-dichloroindophenol
    2,6-Dichlorophenolindophenol
    2,6-Dichloro-N-4-hydroxyphenyl-p-benzoquinone monoimine

Registries:
    PubChem CID 13726
    ChEBI 945
    Kegg C00102
    PubChem ID 3402