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What are the functional groups in the molecule of cocaine?

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Let's recall what are the functional groups and mark them in the structure of cocaine.

Functional groups are groups of atoms in a molecule that give that molecule some characteristic properties. Molecules containing certain functional groups will exhibit a specific chemical behavior. Many organic molecules found in nature have very complex structures with more than one functional group.

One of such is cocaine, the structure of which is shown below.

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