Atropine

The Drug of Beauty

Jessica Freeze

Structural Formula

(Comput.Biol.Chem. (2004)) C17H23NO3

Uses of Atropine

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• Old uses: Women used to put Atropine, then known as Belladonna, into their eyes in an attempt to make their pupils larger.

• Current uses: •This is currently used as a depressant for the stimulation of unconscious internal processes.

•A heart stimulant.•Opposes action of the Vagus Nerve.

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Synthesis• The chemical Atropine is synthesized through the reaction of Tropine with Tropic acid while in the presence of Hydrochloric acid.

• This process of synthesis was first discovered by Richard Willstater.

• Natural Sources: Solanaceae Family and Belladona.

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Chemical and Physical

Properties• Solubility: Low solubility in water, 1 gram Atropine dissolves per 2 mL alcohol.

• Physical state: White crystals or crystalline powder.

• pH: In water the solution become Alkaline.

• Melting Point: 114-116 C• Boiling Point: 393 C• When heated to decomposition, toxic fumes of oxides of nitrogen are emitted (Sax , Lewis, 1992)

Picture: (IBSTreatments)