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Ricinine

Ricinine structure

CAS No:
524-40-3
Formula:
C8H8N2O2
Chemical Name:
Ricinine
Synonyms:
3-Pyridinecarbonitrile,1,2-dihydro-4-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-;Ricinine;Nicotinonitrile,1,2-dihydro-4-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-;1,2-Dihydro-4-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarbonitrile;1,2-Dihydro-4-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxonicotinonitrile;Recinine;Ricinin;NSC 409913;NSC 642604
Categories:
Analytical Chemistry > Standard

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Description

White Solid

Solid

Ricinine is a pyridine alkaloid, a pyridone and a nitrile.

Ricinine Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

164.16

Exact Mass：

164.16

EC Number：

208-359-7

UNII：

130UFS7AE0

NSC Number：

642604|409913

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID50200412

HScode：

2933399090

Characteristics

PSA：

53.3

XLogP3：

0.26558

Appearance：

Solid

Density：

1.23 g/cm3

Melting Point：

201.5 °C

Boiling Point：

370.9ºC at 760 mmHg

Flash Point：

2℃

Refractive Index：

1.547

Water Solubility：

2.7 mg/mL at 10 °C

Storage Conditions：

-20°C

Toxicity：

Oral-rat LDL0: 75 mg/kg; Subcutaneous-mouse LD50: 25 mg/kg

Flammability characteristics：

Combustible; Fire site decomposes toxic nitrogen oxide gas

Safety Information

Transport codes：

UN 2811 6.1 / PGIII

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

25-36-20/21/22-11

safety instructions：

45-36/37-16

RTECS Number：

QT3100000

Marks：

T,Xn,F

Storage features：

Treasury is low temperature, ventilated, dry; stored separately from food raw materials

Precautionary statement(s)：

P210-P261-P302 + P352 + P312-P304 + P340 + P312-P337 + P313-P403 + P235

Hazard Statements：

H225-H302 + H312 + H332-H319

Toxicity

Toxicity class：

highly toxic

Drug Information

MeSH Entry Terms：

3-cyano-4-methoxy-N-methyl-2-pyridone

Ricinine Use and Manufacturing

Ricinine is an alkaloid extract from the seeds of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communalis). Ricinine is a central nervous system stimulant that could potentially be a cognition-enhancing agent used for the treatment of human amnesias. Ricinine also has bactericidal effects on three pests and heptaprotective activity.

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:164.16
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
Rotatable Bond Count:1
Exact Mass:164.058577502
Monoisotopic Mass:164.058577502
Topological Polar Surface Area:53.3
Heavy Atom Count:12
Complexity:319
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Drug Function and Efficacy

Ricinine is an alkaloid found in castor seeds, which is one of the chemical components contributing to the pharmacological profile of castor seed extract.

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

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