(RS)-Nicotine

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₄N₂

• MW: 162.23

• SMILES String: CN1CCCC1c1cccnc1

• Synonyms: (-)-3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidyl)pyridine; (S)-3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine; (S)-3-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridine; 1-methyl-2-(3-pyridal)-pyrrolidene; 1-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)pyrrolidine; 3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine; 3-(tetrahydro-1-methyl pyrrol-2-yl)Pyridine; beta-pyridyl-alpha-N-methylpyrrolidine; black leaf; Black Leaf 40; destruxol; DL-tetrahydronicotyrine; emo-nik; Flux Maay; fumeto bac; L-3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidyl)pyridine; L-nicotine; Mach-Nic; methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine; niagara p.a.; nic-sal; Nico-Dust; Nico-Fume; Nicocide; nicotine alkaloid; Ortho N-4; Ortho N-5; S-(-)-Nicotine; Tendust; XL All Insecti-cide, Emo-Nib

• CAS Reg. 54-11-5

• PubChem Substance Entry

• National Toxicology Program

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose substrate is (RS)-Nicotine
  • (RS)-Nicotine -----> (R)-6-Hydroxynicotine (reacID# r0978)
  • (RS)-Nicotine -----> (S)-6-Hydroxynicotine (reacID# r0979)

Page Author(s): Ben Vickers
November 08, 2013 Contact Us

This is the EAWAG-BBD compound, compID# c0468.
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