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(RS)-nornicotine
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Nornicotine is an alkaloid found in various plants including Nicotiana, the tobacco plant. It is chemically similar to nicotine, but does not contain a methyl group.
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Within Vinony's link graph, (RS)-nornicotine is referenced by 18 other articles, and connects out to tobacco, mass density and (−)-nicotine.
It sits within the topics 3-Pyridyl compounds, Alkaloids found in Nicotiana and Chembox image size set.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H12N2
- Molecular weight
- 148.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-pyrrolidin-2-ylpyridine
- SMILES
- C1CC(NC1)C2=CN=CC=C2
- InChIKey
- MYKUKUCHPMASKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 24.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 148.100048
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- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₂N₂
- found in taxon
- Nicotiana miersii
- canonical SMILES
- N=1C=CC=C(C1)C2NCCC2
- Commons category
- Nornicotine
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Pharmacology
- References
Nornicotine is an alkaloid found in various plants including Nicotiana, the tobacco plant. It is chemically similar to nicotine, but does not contain a methyl group.
It is a precursor to the carcinogen N-nitrosonornicotine that is produced during the curing and processing of tobacco. Nornicotine can react in human saliva to form N-nitrosonornicotine, a known type 1 carcinogen.
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