It has been sooooo frustrating seeing people push nicotine for health! I’m curious if this is a campaign funded by Phillip Morris. I would not be surprised if they launched an “organic,” and “grassroots” movement to support the use of nicotine…
No, that 77% yield figure comes from a controlled industrial oxidation process. Kinetic studies of cigarette pyrolysis show that thermal degradation of nicotine mainly yields pyridine, 3-methylpyridine, toluene, and benzene, which consistently show up in smoke analyses. Nicotinic acid isn't produced as a breakdown product in any appreciable amount.
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It has been sooooo frustrating seeing people push nicotine for health! I’m curious if this is a campaign funded by Phillip Morris. I would not be surprised if they launched an “organic,” and “grassroots” movement to support the use of nicotine…
No, that 77% yield figure comes from a controlled industrial oxidation process. Kinetic studies of cigarette pyrolysis show that thermal degradation of nicotine mainly yields pyridine, 3-methylpyridine, toluene, and benzene, which consistently show up in smoke analyses. Nicotinic acid isn't produced as a breakdown product in any appreciable amount.