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Tropane vs Nortropane - What's the difference?

tropane | nortropane |

As nouns the difference between tropane and nortropane

is that tropane is a nitrogenous bicyclic heterocycle, mainly known for a group of alkaloids derived from it, including atropine and cocaine while nortropane is a bicyclic heterocycle derived from tropane by loss of a methylene group; any derivative of this compound.

tropane

English

Noun

(wikipedia tropane)
  • (organic compound) A nitrogenous bicyclic heterocycle, mainly known for a group of alkaloids derived from it, including atropine and cocaine.

    • Derived terms

    * phenyltropane

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    nortropane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle derived from tropane by loss of a methylene group; any derivative of this compound.