Hygrine
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| Hygrine | |
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(R)-1- (1-methylpyrrolidin- 2-yl)- propan- 2-one |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 496-49-1 |
| PubChem | 440933 |
| ChemSpider | 389762 |
| KEGG | C06179 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:46750 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C8H15NO |
| Molar mass | 141.21 g/mol |
| Boiling point |
193-195 °C |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Hygrine is a pyrrolidine alkaloid, found mainly in coca leaves (0.2%). It was first isolated by Carl Liebermann in 1889 (along with a related compound cuscohygrine) as an alkaloid accompanying cocaine in coca. Hygrine is extracted as a thick yellow oil, having a pungent taste and odor.
[edit] References
- Dr. Ame Pictet (1904). The Vegetable Alkaloids. With particular reference to their chemical constitution. London: Chapman & Hall.
- "Hygrine". Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (? ed.). 1913.
- "USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases.[Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.". http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub/xsql/duke/chemdisp.xsql?chemical=HYGRINE. Retrieved July 15, 2005.