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Title: Unknown substance structure
Post by: flaviutom on August 18, 2014, 02:55:34 AM
  Hello,
  Could someone help me and tell me what substance is this? ( attached in the picture)
   Many thanks!
Title: Re: Unknown substance structure
Post by: kriggy on August 18, 2014, 03:12:38 AM
Its Theophylline one of the metabilites of caffeine
Title: Re: Unknown substance structure
Post by: flaviutom on August 18, 2014, 03:20:16 AM
 Thank you! I've changed the picture meanwhile. This one is more complex. I really apreciate your efforts.
Title: Re: Unknown substance structure
Post by: discodermolide on August 18, 2014, 07:06:22 AM
It's a steroid. see
http://www.chemcd.com/cas/V76675-97-3.html (http://www.chemcd.com/cas/V76675-97-3.html)

Theophylline is the following
Cn1c2c(c(=O)n(c1=O)C)[nH]cn2
Title: Re: Unknown substance structure
Post by: kriggy on August 18, 2014, 07:32:08 AM
Yes I know, the picture was changed after I answered.

Quote from: flaviutom on August 18, 2014, 03:20:16 AM
Thank you! I've changed the picture meanwhile. This one is more complex. I really apreciate your efforts.
Please dont do that again. First, It makes the future reading impossible and second, It makes me (or others who anwer) look like some kind of weidos who answer different qustions than you ask. Thank you
Title: Re: Unknown substance structure
Post by: discodermolide on August 18, 2014, 07:37:12 AM
Sorry I didn't realise this.