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Nicotinic acid

for inorganic trace analysis, ≥99.999% (metals basis)

Synonym(s):

3-Picolinic acid, Niacin, Pellagra preventive factor, Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid, Vitamin B3

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H5NO2
CAS Number:
59-67-6
Molecular Weight:
123.11
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
109591
EC Number:
200-441-0
MDL number:
MFCD00006391
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329765216
NACRES:
NA.24

Quality Level

100

assay

≥99.5% (HPLC)
≥99.999% (metals basis)

form

powder

color

colorless to white

mp

236-239 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Ag: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Al: ≤0.1 mg/kg
As: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Au: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Be: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Bi: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ca: ≤2 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ce: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Cr: ≤0.2 mg/kg
Cs: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Dy: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Er: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Eu: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Fe: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ga: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Gd: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ge: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Hf: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Hg: ≤0.005 mg/kg
Ho: ≤0.01 mg/kg
In: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ir: ≤0.01 mg/kg
K: ≤0.2 mg/kg
La: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Lu: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Nb: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Nd: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Os: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Pd: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Pr: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Pt: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Rb: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Re: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Rh: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ru: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Sb: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Sc: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Se: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Sm: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Sn: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ta: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Tb: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Te: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Th: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ti: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Tl: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Tm: ≤0.01 mg/kg
U: ≤0.01 mg/kg
V: ≤0.01 mg/kg
W: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Y: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Yb: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zr: ≤0.01 mg/kg

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1cccnc1

InChI

1S/C6H5NO2/c8-6(9)5-2-1-3-7-4-5/h1-4H,(H,8,9)

InChI key

PVNIIMVLHYAWGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Nicotinic acid is a water soluble B complex vitamin,[1] with effective plasma lipid-lowering effect and hence is clinically used to treat hyperlipidemia.[2]

pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

379.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

193 °C - closed cup

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCC1549
BCBQ8191V

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Molecular identification of nicotinic acid receptor
Soga T, et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 303(1), 364-369 (2003)
Sorin Tunaru et al.
Nature medicine, 9(3), 352-355 (2003-02-04)
Nicotinic acid (niacin), a vitamin of the B complex, has been used for almost 50 years as a lipid-lowering drug. The pharmacological effect of nicotinic acid requires doses that are much higher than those provided by a normal diet. Its

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