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2-Pyrazinecarboxylic Acid

White needle-like crystals

  • Commodity name: 2-Pyrazinecarboxylic Acid

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I. Basic Chemical Information  

CAS Number:98-97-5  

Molecular Formula: C₅H₄N₂O₂  

Molecular Weight:124.1 g/mol  

EINECS Number:202-718-1  

II. Physicochemical Properties

Appearance: White needle-like crystals  

Melting Point:222-225 °C (dec.)(lit.)  

Solubility:

Soluble in hot water  

Insoluble in diethyl ether, chloroform, benzene, etc.  

Sublimable  

III. Application Areas  

1. Key Intermediate in Pharmaceutical Synthesis  

Anti-tuberculosis Drugs: Core structure for synthesizing first-line drug Pyrazinamide.  

Antibacterial Agents: Building block for quinolone derivatives (e.g., anti-MRSA drugs).  

Anticancer Drugs:Functional module for kinase inhibitors (e.g., EGFR inhibitors).  

2. Ligand and Catalyst

Metal Complexes:Acts as a bidentate ligand (N,O-donor) for preparing:  

Transition metal catalysts (e.g., Cu²⁺/Zn²⁺ complexes for C-N coupling reactions).  

Fluorescent probes (e.g., rare-earth metal complexes for bioimaging).  

3. Organic Synthetic Building Block

Carboxyl Group Derivatization:

Esterification → Synthesis of liquid crystal material intermediates.  

Reduction to alcohol → Preparation of chiral pyrazine alcohol ligands.  

Decarboxylative coupling → Construction of functionalized pyrazine derivatives. 

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