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“Classics in Spectroscopy

Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Natural Products

ISBN 978-3-527-32617-4, WILEY-VCH 2009

Contents

Preface

 

Chapter 1 Alkaloids      1

1.1 Nicotine from Tobacco     3
1.2 Caffeine from Green Tea and Green Coffee Beans   25
1.3 Theobromine from Cocoa Powder    39
1.4 Piperine from Black Pepper    53
1.5 Cytisine from Seeds of the Golden Chain Tree   65
1.6 Galanthamine from the Bulbs of Daffodils “Carlton“   83
1.7 Strychnine from Seeds of the Strychnine Tree  103

 

Chapter 2 Aromatic Compounds    129

2.1 Anethole from Ouzo, Containing Anise Extract  131
2.2 Eugenol from Cloves    143
2.3 Chamazulene from German Chamomile Flowers  153
2.4 Tetrahydrocannabinol from Marijuana   169

 

Chapter 3 Dyestuffs and Coloured Compounds  189

3.1 Lawsone from Henna Leaf Powder   191
3.2 Curcumin from Turmeric    207
3.3 Brazileine  from Pernambuco Wood   221
3.4 Indigo  from Woad    241
3.5 Capsanthin from Sweet Pepper Powder   261

 

Chapter 4 Carbohydrates     283

4.1 Glucosamine from the Shells of Common Shrimps  285
4.2 Lactose from Milk    303
4.3 Amygdalin from Bitter Almonds   319
4.4 Hesperidin  from the Peel of Mandarin Oranges  335

 

Chapter 5 Terpenoids     357

5.1 Limonene from Brazilian Sweet Orange Oil  359
5.2 Menthol from Japanese Peppermint Oil   373
5.3 Thujones  from Common Sage or Wormwood  389
5.4 Patchouli Alcohol from Patchouli    409
5.5 Onocerin  from Spiny Restharrow Roots   427
5.6 Cnicin  from Blessed Thistle Leaves   443
5.7 Abietic Acid from Colophony of Pine Trees   459
5.8 Betulinic Acid from Plane-Tree Bark   481

 

Chapter 6 Miscellaneous    501

6.1 Shikimic Acid from Star Aniseed   503
6.2 Aleuritic Acid from Shellac    519

 

Answers to Questions and Translations    539

Answers Chapter 1 Alkaloids     539

1.1 Nicotine     539
1.2 Caffeine     541
1.3 Theobromine     544
1.4 Piperine     546
1.5 Cytisine     548
1.6 Galanthamine     552
1.7 Strychnine     554

 

Answers Chapter 2 Aromatic Compounds   558

2.1 Anethole     558
2.2 Eugenol     559
2.3 Chamazulene     561
2.4 Tetrahydrocannabinol     565

 

Answers Chapter 3 Dyestuffs and Coloured Compounds 569

3.1 Lawsone     569
3.2 Curcumin     571
3.3 Brazileine      574
3.4 Indigo      577
3.5 Capsanthin     580

 

Answers Chapter 4 Carbohydrates    583

4.1 Glucosamine     583
4.2 Lactose     585
4.3 Amygdalin     587
4.4 Hesperidin      588

 

Answers Chapter 5 Terpenoids    591

5.1 Limonene     591
5.2 Menthol     595
5.3 Thujones      599
5.4 Patchouli Alcohol     602
5.5 Onocerin      605
5.6 Cnicin      607
5.7 Abietic Acid     610
5.8 Betulinic Acid     614

 

Answers Chapter 6 Miscellaneous    617

6.1 Shikimic Acid     617
6.2 Aleuritic Acid     618

 

Appendix      621

Index       622