Exp 5 Flashcards
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Two main principal varieties of tea plants
Small leaved china plant
Large leaved assam plant
Small leaved china plant scientific name
Camellia sinensis sinensis
Large leaved assam plant scientific name
Camellia sinensis assamica
Unfermented teas
Green tea
Fermented tea
Black tea
Partially fermented tea
oolong
A member of the class called alkaloids
caffeine
In which class does caffeine belong
alkaloids
What are examples of caffeine
Cocoa beans
Coffee beans
Kola nuts
Tea leaves
Formula of caffeine
C8H10N402
What is the IUPAC name of caffeine
1,3,7 trimethylxanthine
Caffeine is a stimulant for (3)
CNS
Heart
respiration
Caffeine pharmacologic effect
Stimulant
diuretic
Caffeine can cause
Insomnia
Headaches
nervousness
tea leaves composition
caffeine
ceullulose
small amount of chlorophyll
tannins
a water insoluble polymer of glucose
cellulose
how is caffeine extracted from water with
with dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
anhydrous sodium sulfate or -
calcium chloride
how is solid/liquid extraction done
using soxhlet extractor or by brewing a cup of tean
in order to get the solid natural product into the liquid solvemt
solid/liquid extraction
isolate the desired reaction compounds from the natural product
liquid/liquid extraction
liquid/liquid extraction can be
neutral or acid/base
Caffein extraction is
acial base liquid/liquid extraction
ideal solvent should be
low BP
not react with the solute other solvents
not toxic or highly flammable
not be miscible with water
be inexpensive
readily dissolve caffeine