4-Methylnicotinic acid

CAS Registry Number®

3222-50-2

CAS Name

4-Methylnicotinic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H7NO2

Molecular Mass

137.14

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    214 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H7NO2/c1-5-2-3-8-4-6(5)7(9)10/h2-4H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZKUZSTXNVMIDCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C=1C(C)=CC=NC1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C=NC=CC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 4-methyl-
  • Nicotinic acid, 4-methyl-
  • 4-Methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid
  • Homonicotinic acid
  • 4-Picoline-3-carboxylic acid

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