α-picoline
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-picoline, a-Picoline, 2-methylpyridine
2-Methylpyridine, or 2-picoline, is the compound described with formula C6H7N. 2-Picoline is a colorless liquid that has an unpleasant odor similar to pyridine. It is mainly used to make vinylpyridine and the agrichemical nitrapyrin.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pyridine alkaloid
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 93.058
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- found in taxon
- corn mint
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC=CC=N1
- melting point
- -66.68
- chemical formula
- C₆H₇N
- Commons category
- 2-Methylpyridine
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- subject has role
- metabolite
- electric dipole moment
- 1.85
- ionization energy
- 9.02
- boiling point
- 129.38
- class of object(s) of occurrence
- oil shale
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- Synthesis
- Reactions
- Biodegradation
- Uses
- Toxicity
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2-Methylpyridine, or 2-picoline, is the compound described with formula C6H7N. 2-Picoline is a colorless liquid that has an unpleasant odor similar to pyridine. It is mainly used to make vinylpyridine and the agrichemical nitrapyrin.
==Synthesis== 2-Picoline was the first pyridine compound reported to be isolated in pure form. It was isolated from coal tar in 1846 by T. Anderson. This chemistry was practiced by Reilly Industries. It is now mainly produced by two principal routes. One method involves the condensation of acetaldehyde and ammonia in the presence of an oxide catalyst. This method affords a mixture of 2- and 4-picolines: class=skin-invert-image|450px
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