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nicotinaldehyde
Sign in to savePyridine-3-carbaldehyde, also known as nicotinaldehyde, is an organic compound with the formula C5H4NCHO. It is one of three isomeric pyridinaldehydes. The other isomers are pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde and pyridine-4-carboxaldehyde. It is a colorless liquid that is routinely available commercially. It can be produced from nicotinonitrile. Alternatively, it arises by the aerobic oxidation of the corresponding alcohol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H5NO
- Molecular weight
- 107.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- pyridine-3-carbaldehyde
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CN=C1)C=O
- InChIKey
- QJZUKDFHGGYHMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.3
- Polar surface area
- 30 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
- 107.037
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₅NO
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CN=C1)C=O
- melting point
- 8.0
- found in taxon
- Prunus padus
- Commons category
- Nicotinaldehyde
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Safety
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Pyridine-3-carbaldehyde, also known as nicotinaldehyde, is an organic compound with the formula C5H4NCHO. It is one of three isomeric pyridinaldehydes. The other isomers are pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde and pyridine-4-carboxaldehyde. It is a colorless liquid that is routinely available commercially. It can be produced from nicotinonitrile. Alternatively, it arises by the aerobic oxidation of the corresponding alcohol.
==Safety== 3-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde is a severe skin irritant.
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