hygrine
Also known as (R)-1-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)-2-propanone, 1-[(2R)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]acetone, (R)-hygrine, (+)-N-methyl-2-acetonylpyrrolidine, (R)-(+)-hygrine
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.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H15NO
- Molecular weight
- 141.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-[(2R)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]propan-2-one
- SMILES
- CC(=O)C[C@H]1CCCN1C
- InChIKey
- ADKXZIOQKHHDNQ-MRVPVSSYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.5
- Polar surface area
- 20.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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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.
== See also == Coca alkaloids Pseudotropine Troparil