Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter H, Problem 2PP
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The chirality centre in hyoscyamine involved in the racemization and the three dimensional structure of hyoscyamine is to be written.

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▸ The chemical formula of atropine is C17H23NO3.

▸ On hydrolysis of atropine, tropine and tropic acid are formed, which indicates that it is an ester.

▸ It is optically inactive. Atropine is a racemate form of hyoscyamine. It is insoluble in ether but easily soluble in chloroform and alcohol and also sparingly soluble in water.

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