Product Description
| Product | Niacin |
| CAS | 59-67-6 |
| Formula | C6H5NO2 |
| Synonym | Nicotinic acid, 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 1.473 |
| Insolubility | in most lipid solvs., ether |
| Melting Point | 236 c |
| Odor | odorless to sl. odor, sour taste |
| Molecular weight | 123.12 |
| Color | colorless needles or white crystal powder |
| Solubility | alcohol, hot water, aq. alkali |
| Notes | Uses: Dietary supplement, nutrient in drugs and for the vitamin reinforcement of foods and feeds; antipellagra vitamin; enriched flours; cereal/animal feed additive; infant formulas; color protectant; electroplating bath ingred.; antistat; medicine (to lower cholesterol; vasodilator/lipid reduction drug).
Available in granular and powder.
Use: ANTISTATIC, SMOOTHING |
| Class | Vitamins - Nutritional Ingredients - Amino Acids |
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