rac-Nicotine

• CAT Number: R000840
• CAS Number: 22083-74-5
• Molecular Formula: C10H14N2
• Molecular Weight: 162.24
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 3-(1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine; (±)-Nicotine; (±)-3-(1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine; (R,S)-Nicotine; (±)-Nicotine; 1-Methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)pyrrolidine; DL-Nicotine
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: 3-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridine
• InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14N2/c1-12-7-3-5-10(12)9-4-2-6-11-8-9/h2,4,6,8,10H,3,5,7H2,1H3
• InChIKey: SNICXCGAKADSCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CN1CCCC1C2=CN=CC=C2

rac-Nicotine (Cat No.: R000840) is a synthetic mixture of the two enantiomers of nicotine: (R)-nicotine and (S)-nicotine in equal proportions. While natural nicotine found in tobacco is almost exclusively the (S)-enantiomer, which is primarily responsible for its pharmacological activity, the racemic form is used in research to study stereochemical effects on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. rac-Nicotine is valuable in neuroscience, toxicology, and drug development for evaluating chiral selectivity, receptor binding, and potential effects of the inactive (R)-isomer.