Hygrine
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Hygrine | |
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Chemical name | (R)-1-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-propan-2-one |
Chemical formula | C8H15NO |
Molecular mass | 141.21 g/mol |
Melting point | xx.x °C |
Boiling point | 193-195 °C |
Density | x.xxx g/cm3 |
CAS number | 496-49-1 |
SMILES | CC(=O)[C@H]1CCCN1C |
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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 (?). (1913).
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.. Retrieved on July 15, 2005.
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