Campbellsville University Organic II 341

Friday, February 15, 2013

Epinephrine - Adrenaline

Epinephrine, commonly known as Adrenaline, is a hormone and a neurotransmitter secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to a physical or metal stress

. -Chemical Formula: C₉H₁₃NO₃

-molecular weight: 183.204 gr/mol.

-IUPAC name: (R)-4-(1-hydroxil)-2-(methylamino)ethyl)benzene-1,2-diol

Physical Properties:

meltings point 211 *C

Water Insoluble. Slightly soluble in salutions of inorganis acids. Aquous solutions are slightly alkaline

Odorless

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