1.0 2010-04-08 22:06:13 UTC 2025-11-18 22:56:06 UTC FDB004399 2-Methylpyridine 2-methylpyridine, also known as 2-picoline or 2-mepy, is a member of the class of compounds known as methylpyridines. Methylpyridines are organic compounds containing a pyridine ring substituted at one or more positions by a methyl group. 2-methylpyridine is soluble (in water) and a very strong basic compound (based on its pKa). 2-methylpyridine is a bitter and sweat tasting compound found in tea, which makes 2-methylpyridine a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product. 2-methylpyridine can be found primarily in saliva. 2-methylpyridine exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. 2-Methylpyridine, or 2-picoline, is the compound described with formula C6H7N. 2-Picoline is a colorless liquid that has an unpleasant odor similar to pyridine. It is mainly used to make vinylpyridine and the agrichemical nitrapyrin . α-methylpyridine α-picoline 2-Methylpyridine 2-Picoline Alpha-methylpyridine Alpha-picoline O-methylpyridine O-picoline Picoline C6H7N 93.1265 93.057849229 2-methylpyridine α-methylpyridine 109-06-8 CC1=NC=CC=C1 InChI=1S/C6H7N/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7-6/h2-5H,1H3 BSKHPKMHTQYZBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methylpyridines. These are organic compounds containing a pyridine ring substituted at one or more positions by a methyl group. Methylpyridines Organic compounds Organoheterocyclic compounds Pyridines and derivatives Methylpyridines Aromatic heteromonocyclic compounds Azacyclic compounds Heteroaromatic compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives Organonitrogen compounds Organopnictogen compounds Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound Azacycle Heteroaromatic compound Hydrocarbon derivative Methylpyridine Organic nitrogen compound Organonitrogen compound Organopnictogen compound methylpyridine liquid logp 1.25 ALOGPS logs 0.34 ALOGPS solubility 2.02e+02 g/l ALOGPS melting_point -66.7 oC logp 0.89 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic 5.81 ChemAxon iupac 2-methylpyridine ChemAxon average_mass 93.1265 ChemAxon mono_mass 93.057849229 ChemAxon smiles CC1=NC=CC=C1 ChemAxon formula C6H7N ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C6H7N/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7-6/h2-5H,1H3 ChemAxon inchikey BSKHPKMHTQYZBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 12.89 ChemAxon refractivity 28.49 ChemAxon polarizability 10.38 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 0 ChemAxon acceptor_count 1 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::MsIr 10338 Specdb::MsIr 10339 Specdb::CMs 2865 Specdb::CMs 27650 Specdb::CMs 27873 Specdb::CMs 29571 Specdb::CMs 102495 Specdb::CMs 102496 Specdb::CMs 102497 Specdb::CMs 170495 Specdb::MsMs 58053 Specdb::MsMs 58054 Specdb::MsMs 58055 Specdb::MsMs 113898 Specdb::MsMs 113899 Specdb::MsMs 113900 Specdb::MsMs 2337886 Specdb::MsMs 2337887 Specdb::MsMs 2337888 Specdb::MsMs 2624471 Specdb::MsMs 2624472 Specdb::MsMs 2624473 Specdb::NmrOneD 4430 Specdb::NmrOneD 4548 Specdb::NmrOneD 278618 Specdb::NmrOneD 278619 Specdb::NmrOneD 278620 Specdb::NmrOneD 278621 Specdb::NmrOneD 278622 Specdb::NmrOneD 278623 Specdb::NmrOneD 278624 Specdb::NmrOneD 278625 Specdb::NmrOneD 278626 Specdb::NmrOneD 278627 Specdb::NmrOneD 278628 Specdb::NmrOneD 278629 Specdb::NmrOneD 278630 Specdb::NmrOneD 278631 Specdb::NmrOneD 278632 Specdb::NmrOneD 278633 Specdb::NmrOneD 278634 Specdb::NmrOneD 278635 Specdb::NmrOneD 278636 Specdb::NmrOneD 278637 HMDB0061888 50415 Black tea Type 1 Corn Type 1 specific Zea mays 4577 Green tea Type 1 Herbal tea Type 1 Red tea Type 1 Tea Type 1 specific Camellia sinensis 4442 bitter sweat