
2,6-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid
Dipicolinic acid is a pyridinedicarboxylic acid carrying two carboxy groups at positions 2 and 6. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a dipicolinate(1-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C7H5NO4
- Molecular weight
- 167.12 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 167.02185764 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.6
- Topological polar surface area
- 87.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:46837
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL284104
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7022043
- PubMed:23088412
- PubMed:23070516
- PubMed:22904747
- PubMed:22904704
- PubMed:22887163
- PubMed:22882262
- PubMed:22878635
- PubMed:22862681
- PubMed:22836165
- PubMed:22799201
- PubMed:22776375
- PubMed:22763367
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