Cotinine
| Cotinine | |
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| Salts [] | |
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| Cotinine hemifumarate | |
| Cotinine tartrate | |
| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Physical properties [] | |
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| Molecular mass | 176.21 g/mol [1] |
| Appearance | Viscous oil [1] |
| Boiling point | 210-211 °C at 6 mm Hg [1] |
| Predicted LogP | -0.3 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C10H12N2O [1] |
| IUPAC name | (5S)-1-methyl-5-pyridin-3-ylpyrrolidin-2-one [1] |
| SMILES | CN1[C@@H](CCC1=O)C2=CN=CC=C2 [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C10H12N2O/c1-12-9(4-5-10(12)13)8-3-2-6-11-7-8/h2-3,6-7,9H,4-5H2,1H3/t9-/m0/s1 [1] |
| InChIKey | UIKROCXWUNQSPJ-VIFPVBQESA-N [1] |
| Pharmacokinetics[] | |
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| Elimination half-life | 20 hours |
Cotinine (also known as Cotinine, Cotinina, Cotininum, S-(-)-Cotinine, (5S)-1-methyl-5-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one, Dtxsid1047576, 1-Methyl-5-(3-pyridinyl)-2-pyrrolidinone, 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-methyl-5-(3-pyridinyl)-, (5S)-, Chebi:68641 or n-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)-5-pyrrolidone) is a
Chemistry
Salts []
Cotinine is typically found in the form of its hemifumarate and tartrate salts.
Stereochemistry []
Cotinine is a absolute mixture.
Pharmacology
ATC Classification
Metabolism
Subjective effects []
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References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 854019, Cotinine. Accessed April 20, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/854019
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Cotinine. UNII: K5161X06LL. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed April 20, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/K5161X06LL