Benzyl Nicotinate

• CAT Number: R036289
• CAS Number: 94-44-0
• Molecular Formula: C13H11NO2
• Molecular Weight: 213.236
• Purity: ≥95%
• Target: GPR109A/GPR109B Receptor Agonist
• Storage: Store at RT
• IUPAC Name: benzyl pyridine-3-carboxylate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C13H11NO2/c15-13(12-7-4-8-14-9-12)16-10-11-5-2-1-3-6-11/h1-9H,10H2
• InChIKey: KVYGGMBOZFWZBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)C2=CN=CC=C2

Benzyl Nicotinate, also known as Rubriment and Pycaril, is a GPR109A receptor agonist and GPR109B receptor agonist used as a rubefacient.

Reference

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