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3-cyanopyridine
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Nicotinonitrile or 3-cyanopyridine is an organic compound with the formula NCC5H4N. The molecule consists of a pyridine ring with a nitrile group attached to the 3-position. A colorless solid, it is produced by ammoxidation of 3-methylpyridine: H3CC5H4N + NH3 + 1.5 O2 → NCC5H4N + 3 H2O
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Within Vinony's link graph, 3-cyanopyridine is referenced by 15 other articles, and connects out to nicotinic acid, International Standard Book Number and mass density.
It sits within the topics 3-Pyridyl compounds, Chembox having GHS data and Cyanopyridines.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H4N2
- Molecular weight
- 104.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- pyridine-3-carbonitrile
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CN=C1)C#N
- InChIKey
- GZPHSAQLYPIAIN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 36.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pyridine alkaloid
- Mass
- 104.037
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₄N₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CN=C1)C#N
- melting point
- 50.0
- Commons category
- 3-Cyanopyridine
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Encyclopedic overview
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Nicotinonitrile or 3-cyanopyridine is an organic compound with the formula NCC5H4N. The molecule consists of a pyridine ring with a nitrile group attached to the 3-position. A colorless solid, it is produced by ammoxidation of 3-methylpyridine: H3CC5H4N + NH3 + 1.5 O2 → NCC5H4N + 3 H2O
Nicotinonitrile is a precursor to the vitamin niacin.
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