CAS 940-06-7: Pyridine, 3,5-dinitro-

Applications 3,5-Dinitropyridine is used as an azabenzyne pyrolytic precursor. The anion radical of 3,5-dinitropyridine aundergoes reversible dimerization reactions. References Winkler, M., et al.: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 6135 (2004); Macias-Ruvalcaba, N., et al.: J. Electroanal. Chem., 600, 294 (2007)

3,5-Dinitropyridine is an organic compound that has been shown to be a potent antibiotic against bacteria. 3,5-Dinitropyridine binds to the nucleophilic site on the bacterial cell wall and has been shown to be active against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. This drug is activated by hydrogen bonding with water molecules, which triggers a ring opening reaction. The activation energy for this process is 6 kcal/mol. 3,5-Dinitropyridine reacts readily with dimethylformamide (DMF), which acts as the solvent in this reaction. The reaction rate of 3,5-dinitropyridine with DMF was found to be 1.6x10^6 M^3/mole s^1 at 25 degrees Celsius using a constant of 0.1 M/L at pH 7.0 and ionic strength of 0.01 M KCl. It also reacts with copper ions, forming an antibacterial