| Tropinone | |
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| IUPAC name | 8-Methyl-8-azabicyclo[3. IUPAC Nomenclature is a system of naming Chemical compounds and of describing the science of Chemistry in general 2. 1]octan-3-one |
| Other names | 3-Tropinone |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [532-24-1] |
| PubChem | |
| SMILES | O=C1CC2N(C)C(CC2)C1 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C8H13NO |
| Molar mass | 139. CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for Chemical compounds Polymers biological sequences mixtures and Alloys They are also referred to PubChem is a Database of chemical Molecules The system is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI a component A chemical formula is a way of expressing information about the Atoms that constitute a particular Chemical compound, and how the relationship between those atoms changes Molar mass, symbol M, is the Mass of one mole of a substance ( Chemical element or Chemical compound) 195 g/mol |
| Appearance | Brown solid |
| Melting point | 42. The melting point of a solid is the temperature range at which it changes state from solid to Liquid. 5 °C, 316 K, 109 °F |
| Boiling point | (decomposes) |
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 | 1 2 0 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references | |
Tropinone is an alkaloid, famously synthesised in 1917 by Robert Robinson as a synthetic precursor to atropine, a scarce commodity during World War I. The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which the Vapor pressure of the liquid equals the environmental pressure surrounding the liquid Symbolism The four divisions are typically color-coded with blue indicating level of Health Hazard, red indicating In Chemistry, the standard state of a material is its state at 1 bar (100 Kilopascals exactly This article is about the chemical compounds alkaloids For the Pharmaceutical company in the Republic of Macedonia see Alkaloid (company. Sir Robert Robinson OM, PRS ( 13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was an English chemist and Nobel laureate Organic chemistry is a discipline within Chemistry which involves the scientific study of the structure properties composition reactions, and preparation Atropine is a Tropane Alkaloid extracted from Deadly nightshade ( Atropa belladonna) Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium and other plants World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [1][2] Tropinone and the alkaloids cocaine and atropine all share the same tropane core structure. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Tropane is a Nitrogenous Bicyclic Organic compound. It is mainly known for a group of Alkaloids derived from it (called Tropane alkaloids
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The first synthesis of tropinone was by Richard Willstätter in 1901. Richard Martin Willstätter ( August 13, 1872 – August 3, 1942) was a German Organic chemist whose study of the structure It started from the seemingly related cycloheptanone, but required many steps and had an overall yield of only 0. 75%. [3] Willstätter had previously synthesized cocaine from tropinone, in what was the first synthesis and elucidation of the structure of cocaine. [4]
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The 1917 synthesis by Robinson is considered a legend in total synthesis[5] due to its simplicity and biomimetic approach. In principle a total synthesis is the complete Chemical synthesis of complex organic Molecules from simpler pieces usually without the aid of biological Tropinone is a bicyclic molecule, but the reactants used in its preparation are fairly simple: succinaldehyde, methyl amine and acetone dicarboxylic acid (or even acetone). bicyclic molecule contains two fused Aliphatic rings. Fusion can occur in three ways At two mutually bonded atoms or Across a sequence of atoms A reagent or reactant is a substance or compound consumed during a Chemical reaction. Methylamine is the Chemical compound with a formula of CH3NH2 Acetone (also known as propanone, dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, propan-2-one and β-ketopropane) is a colorless mobile flammable The synthesis is a good example of a biomimetic reaction or biogenetic-type synthesis because biosynthesis makes use of the same building blocks. Bionics (also known as biomimetics, biognosis, Biomimicry, or bionical creativity engineering) is the application of biological Biosynthesis is a phenomenon wherein Chemical compounds are produced from simpler Reagents Biosynthesis unlike Chemosynthesis, takes place within living It also demonstrates a tandem reaction in a one-pot synthesis. A cascade reaction or tandem reaction or domino reaction is a consecutive series of Intramolecular Organic reactions which often proceed via highly In Chemistry a one-pot synthesis is a strategy to improve the efficiency of a Chemical reaction whereby a Reactant is subjected to successive chemical reactions Furthermore the yield of the synthesis was 17% and with subsequent improvements exceeded 90%. [3]
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The main features apparent from the reaction sequence below are: