Use and description |
Zinc pyridine-2-carboxylate is an organic acid salt with the chemical formula Zn(C₆H₄O₂N)₂, or ZnPic for short. It can be prepared by the reaction of pyridine-2-carboxylic acid and zinc sulfate, and the used pyridine-2-carboxylic acid can be obtained by the oxidation reaction of 2-methylpyridine. It can be used as a dietary zinc supplement. |
Physical Characters and Index |
Product Name:Zinc picolinate CAS:17949-65-4 Molecular Formula:C12H8N2O4Zn Molecular Weight:309.59 Purity:99% Appearance:White or off-white crystalline powder. Melting point:225-227 °C (decomp)(Solv: water (7732-18-5)) Storage conditions:Store at RT. |