Molecule record

pyridine-3-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
938

Functional groups

Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

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

Common names and synonyms

  • 3-Carboxypyridine
  • 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid
  • 59-67-6
  • Acidum nicotinicum
  • Akotin
  • Apelagrin
  • Daskil
  • Diacin
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Efacin
  • Linic
  • Niaspan
  • Nicacid
  • Nicangin
  • Niconacid
  • Nicotinipca
  • Nicyl
  • Nyclin
  • Pellagrin
  • Pelonin
  • niacin
  • nicamin
  • nicolar
  • nicotinic acid
  • wampocap

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)c1cccnc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-6(9)5-2-1-3-7-4-5/h1-4H,(H,8,9)
InChIKey
PVNIIMVLHYAWGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
938

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for pyridine-3-carboxylic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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