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2-acetylpyridine
Sign in to save2-Acetylpyridine is an organic compound with the formula . It is a viscous colorless liquid that is widely used as a flavoring substance. It is found in malt and produced by the Maillard reaction and by nixtamalization. It contributes to the flavor of corn tortillas, popcorn, and beer. ==Synthesis== The compound is prepared by acylation of 2-bromopyridine via the Grignard reagent. ==Chemical Use== Synthesis of Doxylamine. ==See also== 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline 6-Acetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine Terpyridine
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H7NO
- Molecular weight
- 121.14 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-pyridin-2-ylethanone
- SMILES
- CC(=O)C1=CC=CC=N1
- InChIKey
- AJKVQEKCUACUMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.9
- Polar surface area
- 30 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pyridine alkaloid
- Mass
- 121.052763844
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(C1=NC=CC=C1)=O
- melting point
- 9.0
- boiling point
- 188
- density
- 1.08
- vapor pressure
- 0.2
- flash point
- 76
- solubility
- 170
- partition coefficient water/octanol
- 0.84
- found in taxon
- corn mint
- chemical formula
- C₇H₇NO
- Commons category
- 2-Acetylpyridine
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- Synthesis
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- See also
- References
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2-Acetylpyridine is an organic compound with the formula . It is a viscous colorless liquid that is widely used as a flavoring substance. It is found in malt and produced by the Maillard reaction and by nixtamalization. It contributes to the flavor of corn tortillas, popcorn, and beer. ==Synthesis== The compound is prepared by acylation of 2-bromopyridine via the Grignard reagent. ==Chemical Use== Synthesis of Doxylamine. ==See also== 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline 6-Acetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine Terpyridine
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2-acetylpyridine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.