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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Zinc picolinate
C12H8N2O4Zn
309.6 g/mol
Food Additive

Zinc Picolinate

CAS17949-65-4EC605-860-6
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
dietary zinc supplement

Zinc picolinate is a coordination complex formed between zinc and picolinic acid, commonly used as a dietary supplement to provide zinc. It features a structure where zinc is bound to two picolinate ligands and two water molecules.

dietary zinc supplement

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencestereoisomer of

Picolinic acid

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

zinc bis(pyridine-2-carboxylate)

InChIKey

NHVUUBRKFZWXRN-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

C1=CC=NC(=C1)C(=O)[O-].C1=CC=NC(=C1)C(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]

Synonyms (6)
  • Picolinic acid zinc salt
  • Zinc Picolinate
  • Zinc dipyridine-2-carboxylate
  • zinc;pyridine-2-carboxylate