CAS 2456-81-7: 4-Pyrrolidinopyridine

4-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridine

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Applications 4-Pyrrolidinopyridine is a catalyst employed in polymerization reactions. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References Ahmed, A., et al.: Polymer, 34, 1297 (1993); Gu, J., et al.: J. Appl. Polym. Sci. Symp., 50, 149 (1993); Zambrano, C., et al.: Polyhedron 12, 689 (1993)

4-Pyrrolidinopyridine is a nucleophilic compound that acts as an amide-forming reagent. It reacts with hydroxyl groups, such as those found in amides, to form esters. The reaction mechanism for this reaction is nucleophilic substitution at the carbonyl carbon. 4-Pyrrolidinopyridine has been shown to react with acidic substances to form salts and esters. This compound has also been shown to be a potent thrombin receptor ligand, meaning that it binds to the thrombin receptor and activates it, which leads to increased blood clotting. 4-Pyrrolidinopyridine is used in analytical chemistry for the preparation of amines. It can also be used as a sample preparation agent for chromatography or mass spectrometry analyses due to its ability to remove fatty acids from samples.

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