Topic: Morphine Chemical Equation (Read 10919 times)

MetalKirby · « **on:** April 03, 2006, 12:08:18 AM »

I know that the chemical formula for morhpine is C17H19NO3 but what is the chemical equation to get this?

Thanks AWKS, that was what I needed.

mike · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2006, 12:29:00 AM »

What do you mean by the chemical equation to get this? Do you mean how do you make morphine? Or do you want to know the structure?

MetalKirby · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2006, 12:35:31 AM »

How to make it.

Like something + something yields something.

The question is "How is this organic compound synthesized (chemical equation)"

Yggdrasil · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2006, 12:51:24 AM »

In the body, morphine is derrived from the neurotransmitter, dopamine, in a complex serries of reactions. So I'm afraid it's much more complcated than A + B --> Morphine. For more information see here:

http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/reaction/alkaloid/morphine.html

mike · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2006, 01:09:01 AM »

Are you given any starting materials that you can use or do you just have to find any synthesis?

AWK · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2006, 01:48:04 AM »