Nicotinic Acid → Magnesium nicotinate

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8 grams (0.2 Mole) of magnesium oxide, 49.2 grams (0.4 Mole) of nicotinic acid and 150 ml ethanol were placed into a beaker provided with a reflux condenser. The mixture was stirred and boiled at atmospheric pressure for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled and thereafter filtered yielding 53.1 grams of magnesium nicotinate in the form of a fine white powder.

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