Tropane

Tropane (C8H15N, 8-methyl-8-aza-bicyclooctane) is a nitrogenous bicyclic organic compound. It is mainly known for a group of alkaloids derived from it (called tropane alkaloids), which include, among others, atropine and cocaine. Tropane alkaloids occur in plants of the families Solanaceae (mandrake, henbane, deadly nightshade, Datura species) and Erythroxylaceae (coca).

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8-aza-bicyclooctane (tropane without the 8-methyl group) is known as nortropane or nor-tropane.

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Organic compound: An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon, with exception of carbides, carbonates, carbon oxides and gases containing carbon. The study of organic compounds is termed organic chemistry. Many of these compounds, such as proteins, fats, and...

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Atropine: Atropine is a tropane alkaloid extracted from the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a drug with a wide variety of effects. Being potentially deadly it derives its name from Atropos one of the 3...