The 3-Pyridineethanol,2-methyl- is an organic compound with the formula C₈H₁₁NO. The IUPAC name of this chemical is 2-(2-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethanol. With the CAS registry number 1977-05-5, it is also named as 3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-A-picoline.

Physical properties about 3-Pyridineethanol,2-methyl- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 0.33; (2)#H bond acceptors: 2; (3)#H bond donors: 1; (4)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 3; (5)Polar Surface Area: 22.12 Å²; (6)Index of Refraction: 1.535; (7)Molar Refractivity: 40.25 cm³; (8)Molar Volume: 129.2 cm³; (9)Polarizability: 15.95×10^-24cm³; (10)Surface Tension: 43.7 dyne/cm; (11)Density: 1.061 g/cm³; (12)Flash Point: 104.8 °C; (13)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 51.45 kJ/mol; (14)Boiling Point: 249.7 °C at 760 mmHg; (15)Vapour Pressure: 0.0119 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by (2-methyl-pyridin-3-yl)-acetic acid ethyl ester. This reaction will need reagent LiAlH₄ and solvent diethyl ether. The reaction time is 14 hours at ambient temperature. The yield is about 92%.

Uses of 3-Pyridineethanol,2-methyl-: it can be used to produce 3-(2-acetoxy-ethyl)-2-methyl-pyridine by heating. It will need reagent acetyl chloride with reaction time of 12 hours. The yield is about 99%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: OCCc1cccnc1C
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C8H11NO/c1-7-8(4-6-10)3-2-5-9-7/h2-3,5,10H,4,6H2,1H3
(3)InChIKey: MFPDJTXHKIFPNP-UHFFFAOYAE
(4)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C8H11NO/c1-7-8(4-6-10)3-2-5-9-7/h2-3,5,10H,4,6H2,1H3
(5)Std. InChIKey: MFPDJTXHKIFPNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N