Hygrine
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| Preferred IUPAC name 1-[(2R)-1-Methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]propan-2-one | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.112 | 
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| C8H15NO | |
| Molar mass | 141.21 g/mol | 
| Boiling point | 193 to 195 °C (379 to 383 °F; 466 to 468 K) | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 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
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. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland". Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2005.

