Chemical Properties
White to Off-White Crystalline Solid
Uses
6-Methyluracil (cas# 626-48-2) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.
Preparation
6-Methyluracil [626-48-2]. is produced by condensation of diketene with urea. It is used in the production of the analgesic mepirizole, the feed additive orotic acid, and 5-aminoorotic acid.
Definition
ChEBI: A pyrimidone that is uracil with a methyl group at position 6.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by
ingestion. Questionable carcinogen with
experimental neoplastigenic and teratogenic
data. Experimental reproductive effects.
When heated to decomposition it emits
toxic fumes of NOx.
Purification Methods
Crystallise 6-methyluracil from EtOH or acetic acid. [Beilstein 24 III/IV 1281.]