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Sigma-Aldrich

2-Hydroxy-6-methylpyridine

97%

Synonym(s):

6-Methyl-2-pyridinol, 6-Methyl-2-pyridone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H7NO
CAS Number:
3279-76-3
Molecular Weight:
109.13
Beilstein:
107073
EC Number:
221-919-5
MDL number:
MFCD00006279
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24847873
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

mp

157-159 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1cccc(O)n1

InChI

1S/C6H7NO/c1-5-3-2-4-6(8)7-5/h2-4H,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

JEAVIRYCMBDJIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Hydroxy-6-methylpyridine reacts with carboxylic acids RCOOH to give an equilibrium mixture of products M(2)(O(2)CR)(n)(mhp)(4-n) where R = 2-thienyl and phenyl. mhp is the anion formed from deprotonation of 2-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Douglas J Brown et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), (18)(18), 1793-1801 (2007-05-02)
The compounds M(2)(mhp)(4), where M = Mo or W and mhp is the anion formed from deprotonation of 2-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine, are shown to react with carboxylic acids RCOOH to give an equilibrium mixture of products M(2)(O(2)CR)(n)(mhp)(4-n) where R = 2-thienyl and
Feriel Boussema et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 109, 20-26 (2018-03-11)
Two new inorganic-organic hybrid materials based on heteropolyoxometalates (POMs): (C4H10N)6[P2Mo18O62]·4H2O (P2Mo18) and (C6H8NO)4[H2P2W18O62]·6H2O (P2W18) are reported as mediators for electron transfer between FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenase (FAD-GDH) and a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) matrix for glucose biofuel cell and biosensor applications.
Emma Kirkman-Davis et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 49(39), 13693-13703 (2020-10-01)
A family of pyrazine-bridged, linear chain complexes of Cu(ii) of the formula [CuL2(H2O)2(pz)](ClO4)2 [pz = pyrazine; L = n-methyl-2(1H)-pyridone, n = 3 (1), 5 (2), and 6 (3)] has been prepared. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction shows six-coordinate, pyrazine-bridged chains with trans-pairs
Jonita Stankevičiūtė et al.
Scientific reports, 6, 39129-39129 (2016-12-17)
Pyridinols and pyridinamines are important intermediates with many applications in chemical industry. The pyridine derivatives are in great demand as synthons for pharmaceutical products. Moreover, pyridines are used either as biologically active substances or as building blocks for polymers with

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