niceritrol niceritrol niceritrol is a niacin derivative used as a hypolipidemic agent. it is an ester of pentaerythritol and nicotinic acid, has general properties similar to those of nicotinic acid (nicotinamide), to which it is slowly hydrolysed. niceritrol has been used as a lipid regulating drug in hyperlipidaemias and as a vasodilator in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. niceritrolclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesatc codec10ad01 (who) identifiers iupac name 3--2,2-bis()propyl pyridine-3-carboxylate cas number5868-05-3 ypubchem cid4476chemspider4321 nuniif54ehj34mvkeggd01754 ycomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid1023364 echa infocard100.025.017 chemical and physical dataformulac29h24n4o8molar mass556.531 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles c1=cc(=cn=c1)c(=o)occ(coc(=o)c2=cn=cc=c2)(coc(=o)c3=cn=cc=c3)coc(=o)c4=cn=cc=c4 inchi inchi=1s/c29h24n4o8/c34-25(21-5-1-9-30-13-21)38-17-29(18-39-26(35)22-6-2-10-31-14-22,19-40-27(36)23-7-3-11-32-15-23)20-41-28(37)24-8-4-12-33-16-24/h1-16h,17-20h2 nkey:kueuwhjgrzkesu-uhfffaoysa-n n ny (what is this?) (verify)