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Author: Leroy Wade, Jan Simek

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Chapter 19, Problem 19.43SP

The following drugs are synthesized using the methods in this chapter and in previous chapters. Devise a synthesis for each, starting with any compounds containing no more than six carbon atoms.

a. Phenacetin, used with aspirin and caffeine in pain-relief medications.
b. Methamphetamine, once considered a safe diet pill, but now known to be addictive and destructive to brain tissue.
c. Dopamine, one of the neurotransmitters in the brain. Parkinson’s disease is thought to result from a dopamine deficiency.

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Solution Summary: The author explains that phenacetin is a pain-relieving and fever reducing drug. It was first introduced in 1887 by German company "Bayer".

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