Pyridine, 2-methyl-

• Formula: C₆H₇N
• Molecular weight: 93.1265
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H7N/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7-6/h2-5H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BSKHPKMHTQYZBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 109-06-8
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• Other names: 2-Picoline; α-Methylpyridine; α-Picoline; o-Picoline; 2-Methylpyridine; Picoline, α; Rcra waste number U191; o-Methylpyridine; NSC 3409
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References

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Szafranski, 1959
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Szafranski, 1959, 2
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