The market for methyl isonicotinate has broad development space, and medicine is its main application field.

Methyl isonicotinate, also known as methyl pyridine-4-carboxylate, is an important organic synthesis intermediate with the chemical formula C7H7NO2. It appears as a dark brown transparent liquid. It is toxic, irritating, explosive, and slightly soluble in water. , insoluble in strong acid, strong alkali and strong oxidizing agent. At present, the main method for producing methyl isonicotinate is the esterification method, which refers to the method of directly esterifying methyl isonicotinate using isonicotinic acid and methanol as raw materials under the action of concentrated sulfuric acid.

Isonicotinic acid (4-pyridinecarboxylic acid) and methanol are the main raw materials of methyl isonicotinate. Domestic isonicotinic acid manufacturers include Shandong Kunda Biotechnology, Tianjin Handeway Pharmaceutical, Hangzhou Shengda Pharmaceutical, Hunan Hongbang Material Technology, etc.; domestic methanol manufacturers include Ningxia Baofeng Energy, Shenhua Baotou, Shaanxi Yanchang China Coal Yulin Nenghua, Yanzhou Coal Mining, Yulin Nenghua, etc. According to statistics from the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, my country’s methanol production capacity will reach 100.41 million tons/year in 2022. At present, the domestic production of isonicotinic acid is continuously increasing and the methanol production capacity is huge, which is beneficial to the development of the methyl isonicotinate industry.

According to the “Research Report on Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects of China’s Methyl Isonicotinate Industry from 2023 to 2027” released by the Industrial Research CenterShows that methyl isonicotinate is an important type of organic chemical intermediate and can be widely used in pesticides, medicines, chemicals, cosmetics and other fields. In the field of pesticides, methyl isonicotinate has a strong attracting effect on thrips and can be used as an attractant in thrips pest control scenarios; in the field of medicine, methyl isonicotinate can be used as a strong vasodilator for cardiovascular, It also has good antiviral activity and cancer cell inhibitory effect in the treatment of bronchial diseases and can be used in cancer and AIDS treatment. In the chemical industry, methyl isonicotinate can be used as a good industrial solvent for dissolving pesticides, paints and other materials. Scenes.

Among them, medicine is the main application field of methyl isonicotinate. Currently, with the rapid development of the downstream market, the domestic demand for methyl isonicotinate continues to grow, and the industry development prospects are good. At present, the main domestic manufacturers of methyl isonicotinate include Zhejiang Ruifeng Chemical, Guangzhou Yuanda New Materials, Nanjing Senbeiga Biotechnology, Henan Baoen Industrial, Anhui Xingyu Chemical, Anhui Dexinjia Biopharmaceuticals, and Shanghai Meirel Biochemical Technology, Shanghai Laiwu Pharmaceutical Technology, etc.

Industry analysts said that methyl isonicotinate is an important chemical raw material, medicine, and pesticide For intermediates, the market development space is relatively broad. At present, there are a large number of methyl isonicotinate manufacturers in my country, but domestic products are mostly industrial-grade methyl isonicotinate, and product competition is weak. The pharmaceutical-grade methyl isonicotinate market is still dominated by British Alfa Aesar, American DOW Chemical, Foreign companies such as Indian Pharmaaffiliates dominate. Therefore, in the future, local companies need to continue to improve their competitiveness and strengthen the market supply capacity of pharmaceutical grade methyl isonicotinate. There is still room for growth in the domestic methyl isonicotinate industry.