Chemical Properties
off-white to pale yellow-beige powder
Uses
(+/-)-Nipecotic Acid (cas# 498-95-3) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.
Definition
ChEBI: A piperidinemonocarboxylic acid that is piperidine in which one of the hydrogens at position 3 is substituted by a carboxylic acid group.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 28, p. 602, 1963
DOI: 10.1021/jo01037a531
General Description
R(?)-Nipecotic acid is a potential inhibitor of uptake of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in rat brain slices. Lipophilic derivatives of nipecotic acid are used as drugs for the treatment of epilepsy.