Why is caffeine unlikely to cross through the phospholipid bilayer?

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Why is caffeine unlikely to cross through the phospholipid bilayer?

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Because caffeine is a big polar molecule and it can't pass directly through the phospholypid bilayer so it needs to pass through a channel.

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