| Chemistry name: | 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid |
| M Formula: | HOOC(C5H3N)COOH |
| Properties: | |
| Light-tan powder, leaflets, or prisms; no odor. Mp 254C, sublimes as nicotinic acid above this temperature. Insoluble in cold water, alcohol, ether, benzene; slightly soluble in boiling water, boiling alcohol; soluble in hot dilute mineral acids. | |
| Use: | |
| Intermediate for nicotinic acid, insecticides, polymers, dyestuffs. | |