5-Methylcytosine

CAS Registry Number®

554-01-8

CAS Name

5-Methylcytosine

Molecular Formula

C5H7N3O

Molecular Mass

125.13

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    270 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H7N3O/c1-3-2-7-5(9)8-4(3)6/h2H,1H3,(H3,6,7,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=LRSASMSXMSNRBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

NC1=C(C)C=NC(=O)N1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1N=CC(=C(N)N1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 6-amino-5-methyl-
  • Cytosine, 5-methyl-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-5-methyl-
  • 6-Amino-5-methyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone
  • 5-Methylcytosine

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1563-00-4

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