3-pyridinemethanol n-oxide

3-pyridinemethanol n-oxide Structure
3-pyridinemethanol n-oxide structure
Common Name 3-pyridinemethanol n-oxide
CAS Number 6968-72-5 Molecular Weight 125.12500
Density 1.18g/cm3 Boiling Point 391.3ºC at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C6H7NO2 Melting Point 87-89ºC(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 190.5ºC
Symbol GHS07
GHS07
Signal Word Warning

Analysis of human urine for pyridine-N-oxide metabolites of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone, a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen.

Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 6(2) , 113-20, (1997)

4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) is a potent pulmonary carcinogen in rodents and is believed to be a causative factor for lung cancer in smokers. NNK also may be involved in oral cancer etiology in users of smokeless tobacco products. Pyri...