It is a laboratory reagent used in the chemical synthesis of atropine and hyoscyamine.
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Applications
It is a laboratory reagent used in the chemical synthesis of atropine and hyoscyamine.
Solubility
Soluble in water (20 g/L) at 20°C, ethanol, ether, alcohol, and methanol (0.1 g/ml).
Notes
Store in cool, dry place in tightly closed containers. Store away from strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Edward Leete. The Biogenesis of Tropic Acid and Related Studies on the Alkaloids of Datura stramonium. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1960, 82 (3), 612-614.
- Marc-André Fliniaux; Françoise Manceau; Annie Jacquin-Dubreuil. Simultaneous analysis of l-hyoscyamine, l-scopolamine and dl-tropic acid in plant material by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 1993, 644 (1), 193-197.