Adrenochrome
Sign in to saveAdrenochrome is a chemical compound produced by the oxidation of adrenaline (epinephrine). It was the subject of limited research from the 1950s through to the 1970s as a potential cause of schizophrenia. While adrenochrome has no currently proven medical application, the semicarbazide derivative, carbazochrome, is a hemostatic medication. Adrenochrome is mass produced and commercially available to the public, and is not a controlled substance.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H9NO3
- Molecular weight
- 179.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2,3-dihydroindole-5,6-dione
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Research
782 papers- Adrenochrome formation during photochemical decomposition of "caged" epinephrine derivatives.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024
- Adrenochrome and related compounds.Progress in medicinal chemistry · 1972
- Adrenochrome deposit.Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) · 1993
- Adrenochrome-thiol addition products.Experientia · 1972
- [Adrenochrome].Athena; rassegna mensile di biologia, clinica e terapia · 1954
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Chemistry
- Synthesis
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- Conspiracy theories
- In popular culture
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Adrenochrome is a chemical compound produced by the oxidation of adrenaline (epinephrine). It was the subject of limited research from the 1950s through to the 1970s as a potential cause of schizophrenia. While adrenochrome has no currently proven medical application, the semicarbazide derivative, carbazochrome, is a hemostatic medication. Adrenochrome is mass produced and commercially available to the public, and is not a controlled substance.
Despite the compound's name, it is unrelated to the element chromium; instead, the "chrome" suffix indicates a relationship to color, as pure adrenochrome has a deep violet color.