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NAME :Nicotine
CHEMICAL NAME :(S)-3-(1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine
ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES :1-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)pyrrolidine; ß-pyridyl-alpha-N-methylpyrrolidine
ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES :Habitrol; Nicabate; Nicoderm; Nicolan; Nicopatch; Nicotell TTS; Nicotinell; Tabazur.
CHEMICAL FORMULAC10H14N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT162.23
BOILING POINT745247° C
BOILING POINT17123-125° C
LD50(mice) .3 mg/kg iv; 9.5 mg/kg i.p.; 230 mg/kg oral
From the Merck Index 12th Edition


Nicotine Molecule


Nicotine Material Safety Data Sheets (various)