Name:AlanizEnriquez

Date:9/30/14

PeriodicalsMoleculeProfile

MoleculeSelected:Caffeine
WhydidyouselectthisMolecule?:Ichosecaffeine,mainlybecauseIwantedtomoreaboutit.
HowisthisMoleculeimportant/relevanttoyourlife?:Caffeineisntahugepartinmylife,Ido
occasionallyconsumeit,butnotasmuchasmostpeople.
FactsSource1
Source1Title:http://www.chemspider.com/ChemicalStructure.2424.html
MLACitation:"Caffeine."ChemSpider.N.p.,n.d.Web.28Sept.2014.
<http://www.chemspider.com/ChemicalStructure.2424.html>.
1. caffeinemolecularformulaC
8
H
10
N
4
O
2

2. averagemass194.190598Da
3. systematicname1,3,7Trimethyl3,7dihydro1Hpurine2,6dione
4. meltingpoint:455F460F
5. density:1.23g
6. boilingpoint:352F
7. bitterwhitecrystal
8. stimulantdrug
9. caffeineisfoundinsomeseeds,leavesevenfruits,itservesasanaturalpesticidethatparalyzes
andkillssomeinsectswhoeattheplant
10. inhumanscaffeineactsasacentralnervoussystemstimulant,wardingdrowsinessawaytemporarily
11. caffeineisfoundincoffee,tea,energydrinks,somesoftdrinks
12. innorthamerica90%ofadultsconsumecaffeinedaily
13. excessiveconsumptionofcaffeinecanleadtosleepdeprivation
14. toomuchcaffeinecancauseyoutobeanxiousrestless,andorirritable
15. caffeineiseliminatedfromthebodythroughurine
FactsSource2

Source2Title:http://www.scienceofcooking.com/caffeine.htm
MLACitation:
1. xanthinealkaloidcompound
2. sometimescalledguaraninewhenfoundinguarana
3. mateinewhenfoundinmate
4. theinewhenfoundintea
5. itisfoundintheleavesandbeansofthecoffeeplant,intea,yerbamate,andguaranaberries,
andinsmallquantitiesincocoa,thekolanutandtheYauponHolly
6. centralnervoussystemstimulant,havingtheeffectoftemporarilywardingoffdrowsinessand
restoringalertness
7. caffeineistheworld'smostwidelyconsumedpsychoactivesubstance
8. innorthamerica90%ofadultsconsumecaffeinedaily
9. SolubilityinwaterSlightlysoluble
10. acidity10.4
11. caffeinemaybefatalifinhaled,swallowedorabsorbedthroughtheskin.
12. primarysourceofcaffeineisthecoffeebean
13. HumanshaveconsumedcaffeinesincetheStoneAge
14. Earlypeoplesfoundthatchewingtheseeds,bark,orleavesofcertainplantshadtheeffectsof
easingfatigue,stimulatingawareness,andelevatingmood
15. caffeineworkslikeanexcitedatom,yougetenergybutitfadesafterawhile