3-Nitro-2-pyridinol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

212 °C (dec.) (lit.)

Boiling point:

256.56°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.5657 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4800 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

form 

powder to crystal

pka

8.37±0.10(Predicted)

color 

yellow

BRN 

124474

InChIKey

BOAFCICMVMFLIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

6332-56-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Hydroxy-3-nitropyridine(6332-56-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-40

Safety Statements 

26-36-45-36/37/39

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

UU7718000

F 

10

HazardClass 

IRRITANT, IRRITANT-HARMFUL

HS Code 

29333990

MSDS

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3-Nitro-2-pyridinol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

yellow to yellow-brown cryst. powder or needles

Uses

2-Hydroxy-3-nitropyridine was used in the synthesis of:

• 3-nitro-2-pyridyl β-D-galactoside
• 3-nitro-2-pyridyl N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide
• 5-amino-6-chloro-3-iodopyridine

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 12, p. 2211, 1971 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)96822-4

General Description

2-Hydroxy-3-nitropyridine reacts with phosphorus pentachloride and phosphoryl chloride to yield 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine.

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