Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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Author: Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. Hansen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 16.59E
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The reason as to why finely ground plant material can be treated with a base to aid in the extraction of alkaloids present in the tissue is to be explained.

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An organic compound consists of carbon and hydrogen. They can be classified as natural or synthetic compounds. Organic compounds also consist of heteroatoms like sulphur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Alkaloids are nitrogen containing compounds.

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Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry

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