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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 FORMULA	C10H14N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT	162.23
BOILING POINT745	247° C
BOILING POINT17	123-125° C
LD50	(mice) .3 mg/kg iv; 9.5 mg/kg i.p.; 230 mg/kg oral
From the Merck Index 12th Edition

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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 FORMULA C10H14N2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT 162.23

BOILING POINT745 247° C

BOILING POINT17 123-125° C

LD50 (mice) .3 mg/kg iv; 9.5 mg/kg i.p.; 230 mg/kg oral

From the Merck Index 12th Edition

Nicotine Material Safety Data Sheets (various)

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