Description
Synonym: Isonicotinaldehyde
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H5NO
General description
4-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde is a heterocyclic building block used to prepare Schiff bases via a Korich-type reaction.
Application
4-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde can be used for the synthesis of:
- ʅ,β-Unsaturated amides by coupling with N,N-disubstituted formamides.
- meso-Substituted A3-corroles.
- N-(4-pyridylmethyl)-L-valine as a ligand to construct zinc metal–organic frameworks (Zn-MOFs).
- 4′-Pyridyl terpyridines, with potential application as anticancer and antimicrobial agents.
- 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone, as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel.
PROPERTIES
Assay
97%
refractive index
n20/D 1.544 (lit.)
bp
71-73 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)
density
1.137 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
storage temp.
2-8°C
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