6-methyluracil
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| Surname | 6-methyluracil | |||||||||||||||
| other names |
6-methyl-1 H -pyrimidine-2,4-dione |
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| Molecular formula | C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Brief description |
white odorless solid |
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| properties | ||||||||||||||||
| Molar mass | 126.11 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
| Physical state |
firmly |
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| Melting point |
318 ° C (decomposition) |
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| solubility |
heavy in water (7 g l −1 ) |
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| As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . | ||||||||||||||||
6-methyluracil is a heterocyclic organic compound with a pyrimidine backbone. It is a derivative of the nucleobase uracil with a methyl group at position 6.
presentation
The compound is created by reacting ethyl acetoacetate and urea in absolute ethanol and catalytic amounts of conc. HCl .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Entry on 6-methyluracil in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ 6-methyluracil data sheet from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 13, 2019 ( PDF ).
- ↑ 6-Methyluracil In: Organic Syntheses . 17, 1937, p. 63, doi : 10.15227 / orgsyn.017.0063 ; Coll. Vol. 2, 1943, p. 422 ( PDF ).