Niacin

• Formula: C₆H₅NO₂
• Molecular weight: 123.1094
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-6(9)5-2-1-3-7-4-5/h1-4H,(H,8,9) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PVNIIMVLHYAWGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 59-67-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid; Nicotinic acid; Akotin; Apelagrin; Daskil; Efacin; Linic; Nicacid; Nicangin; Nico-Span; Nicodelmine; Nicolar; Niconacid; Nicosan 3; Nicotinipca; Nicyl; Nyclin; Pellagrin; Pelonin; Pyridine-β-carboxylic acid; 3-Carboxylpyridine; 3-Carboxypyridine; anti-Pellagra vitamin; Acidum nicotinicum; Bionic; Davitamon PP; Diacin; Direktan; Naotin; Niac; Nicamin; Nico-400; Nicobid; Nicocap; Nicocidin; Nicocrisina; Nicodan; Nicodon; Niconat; Niconazid; Nicorol; Nicoside; Nicosyl; Nicotamin; Nicotene; Nicotil; Nicotine acid; Nicotinsaure; Nicovasan; Nicovasen; Nicovel; Nipellen; NICO; P.P. factor-pellagra preventive factor; Pellagra preventive factor; Pellagramin; Peviton; Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid; PP Factor; SK-Niacin; S115; Tega-Span; Vitaplex N; Wampocap; Acide nicotinique; Kyselina nikotinova; NAH; Pyridine-carboxylique-3; Tinic; m-Pyridinecarboxylic acid; β-Pyridinecarboxylic acid; 3-Pyridylcarboxylic acid; Niacor; P.P. factor; Vitamin B3; Niaspan; Vitamin B5
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

C₆H₄NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₄NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₆H₅NO₂

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Bickerton, Pilcher, et al., 1984
Bickerton, J.; Pilcher, G.; Al-Takhin, G., Enthalpies of combustion of the three aminopyridines and the three cyanopyridines, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1984, 16, 373-378. [all data]

Malaviolle, De Maury, et al., 1987
Malaviolle, R.; De Maury, G.; Chauvet, A.; Terol, A.; Masse, J., Study of the Binaries Khelline I - Nicotinic Acid and Khelline I - Nicotinamide, Thermochim. Acta, 1987, 121, 283. [all data]

Ribeiro da Silva, Gonçalves, et al., 2000
Ribeiro da Silva, Maria D.M.C.; Gonçalves, Jorge M.; Acree, W.E., Jr., Standard molar enthalpy of sublimation of crystalline 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2000, 32, 8, 1071-1073, https://doi.org/10.1006/jcht.2000.0675 . [all data]

Sabbah and Ider, 1999
Sabbah, Raphaël; Ider, Safi, Energétique des liaisons inter- et intramoléculaires dans les trois acides carboxypyridiniques (acides picolinique, nicotinique et isonicotinique), Revue canadienne de chimie, 1999, 77, 2, 249-257, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-77-2-249 . [all data]

Menon, Dollimore, et al., 2002
Menon, Divya; Dollimore, David; Alexander, Kenneth S., A TG--DTA study of the sublimation of nicotinic acid, Thermochimica Acta, 2002, 392-393, 237-241, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00106-5 . [all data]

Allan, Geddes, et al., 1989
Allan, J.R.; Geddes, W.C.; Hindle, C.S.; Orr, A.E., Thermal analysis studies on pyridine carboxylic acid complexes of zinc(II), Thermochim. Acta, 1989, 153, 249-256. [all data]

Wang, Tan, et al., 2004
Wang, S.X.; Tan, Z.C.; Di, Y.Y.; Xu, F.; Wang, M.H.; Sun, L.X.; Zhang, T., Calorimetric study and thermal analysis of crystalline nicotinic acid, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2004, 76, 1, 335-342, https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JTAN.0000027833.24442.a0 . [all data]

Wang and Wang, 2004
Wang, Liu-Cheng; Wang, Fu-An, Solubilities of niacin in sulfuric acid + water and 3-picoline + sulfuric acid + water from (292.65--361.35) K, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2004, 226, 289-293, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2004.06.050 . [all data]

El Moussaoui, Chauvet, et al., 1993
El Moussaoui, A.; Chauvet, A.; Masse, J., Solid-state interaction of nordazepam-III and nicotinic-acid, J. Therm. Anal., 1993, 39, 5, 619. [all data]

El Moussaoui, Chauvet, et al., 1993, 2
El Moussaoui, A.; Chauvet, A.; Masse, J., Study of the solid-state interactions of Nordazepam III-nicotinic acid binary, J. Therm. Anal., 1993, 39(5), 619-632. [all data]

Schafman and Wenthold, 2007
Schafman, B.S.; Wenthold, P.G., Regioselectivity of pyridine deprotonation in the gas phase, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 5, 1645-1651, https://doi.org/10.1021/jo062117x . [all data]

Breuker, Knochenmuss, et al., 1999
Breuker, K.; Knochenmuss, R.; Zenobi, R., Gas-phase basicities of deprotonated matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization matrix molecules, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 184, 1, 25-38, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(98)14200-8 . [all data]

Japp, Gill, et al., 1987
Japp, M.; Gill, R.; Osselton, M.D., Comparison of drug retention indices determined on packed, wide bore capillary and narrow bore capillary columns, J. Forensic Sci., 1987, 32, 6, 1574-1586. [all data]

Perrigo and Peel, 1981
Perrigo, B.J.; Peel, H.W., The use of retention indices and temperature-programmed gas chromatography in analytical toxicology, J. Chromatogr. Sci., 1981, 19, 5, 219-226, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/19.5.219 . [all data]

Ardrey and Moffat, 1981
Ardrey, R.E.; Moffat, A.C., Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 1318 substances of toxicological interest on SE-30 or OV-1 stationary phase, J. Chromatogr., 1981, 220, 3, 195-252, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)81925-1 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions

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