Molecule record

pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

C6H5NO2

123.11 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C6H5NO2
Molar mass
123.11 g·mol−1
Exact mass
123.0320 Da
5
PubChem CID
1018

Functional groups

Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • 2-Carboxypyridine
  • 2-Picolinic acid
  • 2-Pyridinecarboxylic acid
  • 2-pyridine carboxylic acid
  • 202-719-7
  • 32075-31-3
  • 98-98-6
  • AI3-19242
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Acide picolique
  • CHEBI:28747
  • CHEMBL72628
  • DTXCID5011903
  • DTXSID7031903
  • MFCD00006293
  • NSC 171
  • PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID
  • Pyridine-carboxylique-2
  • Pyridinecarboxylic acid-(2)
  • QZV2W997JQ
  • RefChem:863115
  • alpha-Picolinic acid
  • alpha-Pyridinecarboxylic acid
  • o-Pyridinecarboxylic acid
  • picolinic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)c1ccccn1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=NC(=C1)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-6(9)5-3-1-2-4-7-5/h1-4H,(H,8,9)
InChIKey
SIOXPEMLGUPBBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
1018

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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