“…Different classes of organic compounds have been used as corrosion inhibitors; however, the investigation of natural organic compounds is particularly interesting because of their relatively low cost and because they are considered environmentally safe [ 15 , 16 , 17 ]. In this context, carbohydrates [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ] and xanthine derivatives such as theophylline [ 24 , 25 ], theobromine [ 26 ], and caffeine [ 14 , 18 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ] have been used as corrosion inhibitors of metals.…”