Ammonium picolinate

Ammonium picolinate is an organic chemical compound. This is an organic ammonium salt of picolinic acid with the chemical formula C₆H₈N₂O₂.^[1][2][3]

Ammonium picolinate

Names
IUPAC name azanium;pyridine-2-carboxylate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	29334408
PubChem CID	69533129
InChI InChI=1S/C6H5NO2.H3N/c8-6(9)5-3-1-2-4-7-5;/h1-4H,(H,8,9);1H3 Key: DYVKGOVCCLREIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1=CC=NC(=C1)C(=O)[O-].[NH4+]
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H8N2O2
Molar mass	140.142 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Physical properties

Organic ammonium salts are generally water-soluble, though specific solubility data for ammonium picolinate are not explicitly documented.

Uses

As a chelating agent, the compound may stabilize metal complexes in catalytic or industrial processes.^[4]