This compound is mescaline, a hallucinogen.
Which of the following statements is true?
Mescaline is an amine.
Mescaline contains an alcohol group.
Mescaline is a carboxylic acid.
Mescaline is an amine and contains an alcohol group.
Look up mascaline on the web like I did. Here it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mescaline
I don't see an alcohol or an acid but I do see an amine group. Also three ether groups.
Mescaline is an amine.
The statement "Mescaline is an amine and contains an alcohol group." is true.
To determine which of the statements is true, we need to analyze the structure and functional groups present in mescaline.
Mescaline is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found in certain cacti, such as Peyote and San Pedro. Its chemical formula is C11H17NO3.
Looking at the structure of mescaline, we can see that it contains amine (NH2) and alcohol (OH) functional groups. Therefore, statement 1 (Mescaline is an amine) and statement 2 (Mescaline contains an alcohol group) are both true.
However, mescaline does not contain a carboxylic acid functional group (COOH), so statement 3 (Mescaline is a carboxylic acid) is false.
Therefore, the correct answer is statement 4 (Mescaline is an amine and contains an alcohol group).