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V900462

Cytosine

Vetec™, reagent grade, 99%

Synonym(s):

4-Amino-2-hydroxypyrimidine, 4-Aminopyrimidin-2-(1H)-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H5N3O
CAS Number:
71-30-7
Molecular Weight:
111.10
EC Number:
200-749-5
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
329829863
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2637
MDL number:
MFCD00006034
Assay:
99%
Form:
powder
Solubility:
0.5 M HCl: 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow
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grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

0.5 M HCl: 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

SMILES string

NC1=NC(=O)NC=C1

InChI

1S/C4H5N3O/c5-3-1-2-6-4(8)7-3/h1-2H,(H3,5,6,7,8)

InChI key

OPTASPLRGRRNAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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