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Sigma-Aldrich

4-Methylpyridine

98%

Synonym(s):

4-Picoline, 4-Methylpyridine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H7N
CAS Number:
108-89-4
Molecular Weight:
93.13
Beilstein:
104586
EC Number:
203-626-4
MDL number:
MFCD00006440
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848019
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

4 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1000 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.504 (lit.)

bp

145 °C (lit.)

mp

2.4 °C (lit.)

density

0.957 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1ccncc1

InChI

1S/C6H7N/c1-6-2-4-7-5-3-6/h2-5H,1H3

InChI key

FKNQCJSGGFJEIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

4-Methylpyridine is a neutral N-donor ligand.

4-picoline (4-Mepy) forms isostructural complexes with iron and cobalt phthalocyanines.

Application

4-Methylpyridine was used in the preparation of a 1,2-dihydropyridide derivative.

Pictograms

FlameSkull and crossbones
GHS02,GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

102.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

39 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Comparative study of beryllium, magnesium and zinc phthalocyanine complexes with 4-picoline
Kubiak R, et al.
Polyhedron, 26, 4179-4186 (2007)
Susan M Chemaly et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 52(2), 1077-1083 (2012-12-28)
Equilibrium constants (log K) for substitution of coordinated H(2)O in aquacyanocobyrinic acid heptamethyl ester (aquacyanocobester, ACCbs) and aquacyano-stable yellow cobyrinic acid hexamethyl ester (aquacyano-stable yellow cobester, ACSYCbs), in which oxidation of the C5 carbon of the corrin interrupts the normal
Michael S Hill et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 40(46), 12500-12509 (2011-10-12)
Reactions of the β-diketiminato n-butyl magnesium complex, [HC{(Me)CN(2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3))}(2)Mg(n)Bu], with a range of substituted pyridines and fused-ring quinolines in the presence of PhSiH(3) has been found to result in dearomatisation of the N-heterocyclic compounds. This reaction is proposed to occur through
Stéphanie Romand et al.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, 63, 14-21 (2014-07-06)
A capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF) method was developed for the determination of the ionization constants (pKa) of small molecules. Two approaches used to decrease the electroosmotic flow (EOF) were compared: (i) a hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) coated capillary in aqueous medium and

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