L-Nicotine Chemical Intermediates For Smoking Withdrawal Syndrome / Anthelmintic

Thermo Scientific Chemicals L-Nicotine, 99+% Cas No 54-11-5

DESCRIPTION

The name Nicotine comes from the scientific name Nicotiana tabacum of the plant tobacco, which is named after Jean Nicot de Villemain, a French resident in Portugal.

In 1560, tobacco seeds were sent back from Brazil to Paris and promoted for medical purposes. In 1828, German chemists Poselt and Reimann first isolated nicotine from tobacco. In 1843, Melsens proposed the chemical formula for nicotine. In 1893, Adolf Pinner discovered the structure of nicotine, and in 1904, A Pictet and Crepieux successfully synthesized nicotine.

USES

• Nicotine is used as a recreational drug.It is widely used, highly addictive and hard to discontinue.Nicotine is often used compulsively, and dependence can develop within days. Recreational drug users commonly use nicotine for its mood-altering effects. Recreational nicotine products include chewing tobacco, cigars,cigarettes, e-cigarettes,snuff, pipe tobacco, and snus.

  Alcohol infused with nicotine is called nicotini.

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