Re: [ZION] Caffeine chemistry

2002-11-17 Thread Marc A. Schindler
¡muchos tacos! for the excellent primer -- this brings back memories of how orderly the nomenclature of organic chemistry is. It has always appealed to the obsessive-compulsive nature in me ;-) (but I'm serious about my thanks) Stephen Beecroft wrote: > Quick recap and primer for all interested p

[ZION] Caffeine chemistry

2002-11-16 Thread Stephen Beecroft
Quick recap and primer for all interested parties (or should I say, both interested parties): Xanthine (ZAN-theen) is purine with oxygens bonded in the 2 and 6 positions, that is, 2,6-dihydroxypurine. Ronn also referred to this as 2,6-dioxopurine and as purine-2,6-dione, apparently following al

Re: [ZION] caffeine

2002-11-13 Thread Paul Osborne
>At *very* occasional times, on long distance trips, I've taken caffeine >pills to keep me up. Me too. It's better than winding up on the side of the road. >Personally I think if I didn't live the WoW I'd try a glass of white wine every >now and then. Me too. But the benefits of living the