1.5. Where can I find a gif of the caffeine molecule?
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This article is from the Coffee and Caffeine FAQ, by Alex Lopez-Ortiz with numerous contributions by others.
1.5. Where can I find a gif of the caffeine molecule?
Caffeine = 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine
A different view of the caffeine molecule.
The Department of Chemistry at Jamaica of the University of Western
Indies has made available an avi and an mpeg of a rotation of the
caffeine molecule, among other molecules and chemical processes. The
index page contains more information and the links to the clips.
CH3
|
N
/ \
N----C C==O
|| || |
|| || |
CH C N--CH3
\ / \ /
N C
| ||
CH3 O
There is a gif picture at the wuarchive.wustl.edu ftp site or any of
its mirror sites under
multimedia/images/gif/c
caffeine
Theobromine is also a common component of coffee, tea, chocolate, and
mate (particularly in these last two).
Theobromine
CH3
|
N
/ \
N----C C==O
|| || |
|| || |
CH C N--H
\ / \ /
N C
| ||
CH3 O
Theophylline was once thought to be a major component of tea. This is
not correct. Tea contains significantly more amounts of caffeine than
of theophylline.
Theophylline
CH3
|
N
/ \
N----C C==O
|| || |
|| || |
CH C N--CH3
\ / \ /
N C
| ||
H O
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