Due to their structure, picolines are often pivotal intermediates in the manufacture of a variety of biological activity materials including fungicides, herbicides and insecticides. Alpha picoline is also the key raw material for chromium and zinc picolinate used to improve human and animal health as well as 2 vinyl pyridine the monomer of choice for binding fabric to rubber in demanding applications such as tire manufacture and for reinforced belts and hoses.
Beta picoline is a key material for the production of Vitamin B-3. Vitamin B-3 is critical to human and animal health. The antituberculous drug, isoniazid and a variety of pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals as well as specialty products utilize gamma picoline.