Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Pyridine-N-oxide is the heterocyclic compound with the formula C5H5NO. This colourless hygroscopic solid is the product of the oxidation of pyridine. It was originally prepared using peracids as the oxidising agent. The molecule is planar. The compound is used infrequently as an oxidizing reagent in organic synthesis. It also serves as a ligand in coordination chemistry.
