nicotinic acid

Also known as nicotinate, 3-carboxypyridine, m-pyridinecarboxylic acid, beta-pyridinecarboxylic acid, pyridine-beta-carboxylic acid, 3-Pyridylcarboxylic acid, Nicacid, Pelonin

chemical compound: acid form of vitamin B3

Chemical data

Formula: C6H5NO2
Molecular weight: 123.11 g/mol
IUPAC name: pyridine-3-carboxylic acid
SMILES: C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)O
InChIKey: PVNIIMVLHYAWGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 0.4
Polar surface area: 50.2 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Research

55,060 papers

Nicotinic acid.The Practitioner · 1959
[Nicotinic acid in glaucoma].Vestnik oftalmologii · 1952
Nicotinic acid tolerance test.British medical journal · 1947
NICOTINIC acid; niacin.Bulletin of communicable diseases and medical notes. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration · 1946
Nicotinic acid in the treatment of depression.Annals of internal medicine · 1953

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 123.032

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chemical formula: C₆H₅NO₂
MCN code: 2936.29.51
Commons category: Niacin
canonical SMILES: C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)O
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name: nicotinic acid
defined daily dose: 2
melting point: 238