2-Picolinic acid is used as a chelate for alkaline earth metals. Used to prepare picolinato ligated transition metal complexes. In synthetic organic chemistry, has been used as a substrate in the Mitsunobu reaction and in the Hammick reaction.
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Applications
2-Picolinic acid is used as a chelate for alkaline earth metals. Used to prepare picolinato ligated transition metal complexes. In synthetic organic chemistry, has been used as a substrate in the Mitsunobu reaction and in the Hammick reaction.
Solubility
Soluble in water. Also soluble in glacial acetic acid, ethanol and methanol. Insoluble in chloroform.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, reducing agents and bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Hong Zhao; Yuzhong Zhang; Zhuobin Yuan. Electrochemical determination of dopamine using a poly(2-picolinicacid) modified glassy carbon electrode. Analyst. 2001, 126, (3),358-360
- Xinjian Li; Dapeng Zou; Faqiang Leng; Chunxia Sun; Jingya Li; Yangjie Wu; Yusheng Wu. Arylation of 2-substituted pyridines via Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling reactions of 2-picolinic acid. Chemical Communications. 2013, 49, (3),312-314
- Has been found to accelerate significantly oxidations with chromic acid: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 98, 1026 (1976).
- Amino groups can be protected, by DCC coupling, as picolinamides, which can be cleaved with acidic Cu(OAc)2: Synth. Commun., 383 (1972).