aluminium trinicotinate

Solid.

Nicalex,Merrell Dow,Belgium,1960

Food additive.

Aluminum nicotinate is prepared by dissolving nicotinic acid in hot water and adding a slurry of aluminum hydroxide to it. A slight excess of aluminum hydroxide is used in order that the final product would be free of nicotinic acid. The precipitate is collected on a filter and dried. The final product contains a mixture of aluminum nicotinate and a small but acceptable amount of aluminum hydroxide.

Vasodilator

When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx,.