4-deoxypyridoxine

Product Name4-deoxypyridoxine
CAS61-67-6
MFC8H11NO2
MW153.18
EINECS
MOL File61-67-6.mol

Chemical Properties

Melting point	264 °C
Boiling point	276.1°C (rough estimate)
Density	1.1577 (rough estimate)
refractive index	1.5010 (estimate)
storage temp.	2-8°C
pka	10.54±0.10(Predicted)

Usage And Synthesis

Uses

5-Hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-3-pyridinemethanol is used in the study of sphingosine-1-phosphate is a major chemoattractant and stem cell mobilization factor.

Definition

ChEBI: A pyridine ring substituted with methyl groups at positions 2 and 4, a hydroxyl at position 3, and a hydroxymethyl group at position 5.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 26, p. 596, 1961 DOI: 10.1021/jo01061a608