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Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHEMICAL COMPOUND RESEARCH PAPER

By Carlee Herrin

CHEMICAL INFORMATION

  • IUPAC name is 3-[(25)-1-methyl-2-phyrrolidin] pyridin
  • Chem form: C10H14N2
  • Diagram: the back round picture.
  • Origin: jean nicot (c. 1530-1600) france
  • Molar mass: 162.12 g/mol

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  • Precent composition: Excretion
  • Urine (10-20% (gum), pH-dependent; 30% (inhaled); 10-30% (intranasal)
  • Other names: nico-dust , nicotrol , nic-sal , Nicorette , ect.
  • Safety issues : Nicotine increases blood pressure and heart rate

COMPOUND HISTORY

Nicotine

DISCOVERY

  • "Poisonous alkaloid found in tobacco leaves", 1819, from Fr. Nicotine,
  • From modl. Nicotiana, formal botanical name for the tobacco plaint
  • Named for jean nicot (c.1530-1600), Fr. Ambassador to Portugal, who
  • Sent tobacco seeds and plundered leaves back to France 1561. His
  • Name is a dim, of Nicolas.
Photo by kevin dooley

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  • Nicotine is a hygroscopic, oily liquid that is miscible with water in its base form.
  • As a nitrogenous base, nicotine forms salts with acids that are usually solid
  • and water soluble.
  • Summery: It was brought to Ambassador Nicot from Brazil by
  • Luis de Gois, a Portuguese colonist in São Paulo.