Hygrine

Hygrine

Names
IUPAC name (R)-1-(1-Methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-propan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	496-49-1 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:46750 Y
ChemSpider	389762 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C8H15NO/c1-7(10)6-8-4-3-5-9(8)2/h8H,3-6H2,1-2H3/t8-/m1/s1 Y Key: ADKXZIOQKHHDNQ-MRVPVSSYSA-N Y InChI=1/C8H15NO/c1-7(10)6-8-4-3-5-9(8)2/h8H,3-6H2,1-2H3/t8-/m1/s1 Key: ADKXZIOQKHHDNQ-MRVPVSSYBT
Jmol-3D images	Image
KEGG	C06179 Y
PubChem	440933
SMILES CC(=O)C[C@H]1CCCN1C
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H15NO
Molar mass	141.21 g/mol
Boiling point	193 to 195 °C (379 to 383 °F; 466 to 468 K)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox 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.

See also

• Coca alkaloids

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.". Retrieved July 15, 2005.