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V-016

Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) solution

1.0 mg/mL in methanol, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

Synonym(s):

Nicotinamide, Vitamin B3, Niacinamide, Nicotinic acid amide, Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid amide, Vitamin PP

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6N2O
CAS Number:
98-92-0
Molecular Weight:
122.12
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329828959
EC Number:
200-659-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
383619
MDL number:
MFCD00006395
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grade

certified reference material

Quality Segment

300

form

liquid

feature

Snap-N-Spike®/Snap-N-Shoot®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

concentration

1.0 mg/mL in methanol

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable, liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

mp

128-131 °C (lit.)

application(s)

clinical testing

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)c1cccnc1

InChI

1S/C6H6N2O/c7-6(9)5-2-1-3-8-4-5/h1-4H,(H2,7,9)

InChI key

DFPAKSUCGFBDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Nicotinamide is also known as niacinamide or nicotinic acid amide. It is the water-soluble form of Vitamin B3 found in plant and animal foods and mostly used as a dietary supplement.

Application

This certified solution standard is suitable for a variety of testing applications including quality control testing by HPLC for pharmaceutical preparations or dietary supplements.
Nicotinamide may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in energy drinks by planar chromatography-multiple detection with confirmation by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and in pharmaceutical formulations, by UV-visible spectrophotometry and multivariate analysis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nicotinamide is an amide derivative of vitamin B3 and a PARP inhibitor

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1

target_organs

Eyes

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

49.5 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

9.7 °C - closed cup

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