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C5H5NO
95.1 g/mol
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2-HYDROXYPYRIDINE

CAS72762-00-6EC205-520-3
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

2-Hydroxypyridine is a chemical compound used as a pharmaceutical intermediate. It features an aromatic heterocyclic ring structure with moderate polarity and a single hydrogen bond donor and acceptor.

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Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1H-pyridin-2-one

InChIKey

UBQKCCHYAOITMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC(=O)NC=C1

Synonyms (45)
  • HRZ
  • Levetiracetam EP Impurity C
  • Levetiracetam impurity C, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Pyridin-2-ol; Levetiracetam Imp. C (EP); 2-Hydroxypyridine; Levetiracetam Impurity C
  • (1H)-pyridone
  • 1,2-dihydro-oxopyridine
  • 1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one
  • 1-Hydroxy-2-pyridine
  • 1H-2-Pyridone
  • 1H-pyridin-2-one
  • 2(1H)-Pyridinone
  • 2(1H)-Pyridinone (NIST)
  • 2(1H)-Pyridone
  • 2(1H)-Pyridone, dimer
  • 2(lH)-Pyridinone
  • 2-HYDROXYPYRIDINE
  • 2-Oxopyridine
  • 2-Pyridinol
  • 2-Pyridinol (ACD/Name 4.0)
  • 2-Pyridinone
  • 2-Pyridol
  • 2-Pyridone
  • 2-hydroxyl pyridine
  • 2-hydroxypryidine
  • 2-hyroxypyridine
  • 2-pyridyl alcohol
  • 2H-pyridin-2-one
  • HYDROXYPYRIDINE, 2-
  • Hydroxypyridine
  • LEVETIRACETAM IMPURITY C
  • Levetiracetam impurity C CRS
  • Pyridinol
  • Pyridinone
  • Pyridone-2 [French]
  • alpha-Pyridone
  • hydroxylpyridine
  • pyrdinone
  • pyridin-2(1H)-one
  • pyridine, 1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-
  • pyridine, 2-hydroxy-
  • pyridinyl alcohol
  • |A-Pyridone