Can Anyone Identify This Molecule?

[Mouser 28]

Hello all. My brother is a correctional officer for a prison where he
intercepted a letter between inmates. The letter contained a sketch of the
organic chemical compound found in the picture at this address:

http://members.aol.com/mouser28/Chemical.JPG

Can anyone identify this? A good start would be an explosive or a drug.

Please e-mail me at mous...@aol.com if you know what it is...

Thanks!

-Mike
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Atlanta, GA

[Uncle Al]

Mouser 28 wrote:
>
> Hello all. My brother is a correctional officer for a prison where he
> intercepted a letter between inmates. The letter contained a sketch of the
> organic chemical compound found in the picture at this address:
>
> http://members.aol.com/mouser28/Chemical.JPG
>
> Can anyone identify this? A good start would be an explosive or a drug.
>
> Please e-mail me at mous...@aol.com if you know what it is...

It's two joined nicotine molecules, one horribly incorrectly drawn.
The prison system has the wrong people outside its steel bars.

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[Bill Smith]

Mouser 28 wrote:

> Hello all. My brother is a correctional officer for a prison where he
> intercepted a letter between inmates. The letter contained a sketch of the
> organic chemical compound found in the picture at this address:
>
> http://members.aol.com/mouser28/Chemical.JPG
>
> Can anyone identify this? A good start would be an explosive or a drug.
>
> Please e-mail me at mous...@aol.com if you know what it is...
>

> Thanks!
>
> -Mike

Hi Mike,
The molecule as drawn appears to be a nicotine dimer. The sketch you posted
contains some chemical ambiguities where carbon is shown to have 5 bonds next
to a carbon with three bonds (when hydrogens are shown). Perhaps the
structure has some meaning for cigarettes. Hope this helps.

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University of Michigan
Dept. of Chemistry
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Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1001
(734) 647-8337

[Mouser 28]

This is exactly as drawn by the inmate. But thanks for the sarcasm.
mous...@aol.com

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[Chemyst]

In this group, if you're not part of the solution, you are either part of
the precipitate or part of the gas phase.

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