Isonipecotic acid

Isonipecotic acid

Skeletal formula of isonipecotic acid Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Piperidine-4-carboxylic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	498-94-2 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL279998 N
ChemSpider	3641 N
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.158
EC Number	207-872-3
IUPHAR/BPS	4227
PubChem CID	3773
UNII	M5TZP1RWIE Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9060100
InChI InChI=1S/C6H11NO2/c8-6(9)5-1-3-7-4-2-5/h5,7H,1-4H2,(H,8,9) N Key: SRJOCJYGOFTFLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C6H11NO2/c8-6(9)5-1-3-7-4-2-5/h5,7H,1-4H2,(H,8,9) Key: SRJOCJYGOFTFLH-UHFFFAOYAD
SMILES C1CNCCC1C(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H11NO2
Molar mass	129.16 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Isonipecotic acid is a heterocyclic compound which acts as a GABA_A receptor partial agonist.

It consists of a piperidine ring with a carboxylic acid moiety in the iso position (and as such is also known as "4-piperidinecarboxylic acid").