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Hygrine



Hygrine
IUPAC name (R)-1-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-propan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS number 496-49-1
SMILES CC(=O)[C@H]1CCCN1C
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)
Infobox disclaimer and references

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.

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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