8015. Pyrrolidine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 123-75-1
Tetrahydropyrrole.
C4H9N; mol wt 71.12.
C 67.55%, H 12.76%, N 19.69%.

Description and references

Found in tobacco and carrot leaves. Probable biosynthesis from ornithine and putrescine. Usually prepd by reduction of pyrrole.

Chemical structure

Properties

Almost colorless liquid; unpleasant ammonia-like odor. Fumes in air. bp 88.5-89°. d422.5 0.8520. nD28 1.4402. Strong base. pK (25°) 2.89. Flammable; corrosive. Miscible with water. Soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform.