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Title: Fluorescent quinine
Post by: cmquer on October 17, 2008, 09:05:59 PM

Can anyone help to explain why quinine fluoresce?!

Does it relate to quinine's aromatic compounds?! ???

Title: Re: Fluorescent quinine
Post by: Mitch on October 17, 2008, 10:12:27 PM

Molecules with extended pi-conjugation often do fluoresce.