4-Amino-5-Hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine

Product Name:

4-Amino-5-Hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine

Synonyms:

4-Amino-5-Hydroxymethyl-2-Methylpyrimidin;5-Pyrimidinemethanol, 4-amino-2-methyl- (8CI,9CI);(4-Amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methanol;toxopyrimidine;(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methanol;(4-azanyl-2-methyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)methanol;4-AMino-2-Methyl-5-pyriMidineMethanol;(4-Amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)

CAS:

MF:

C6H9N3O

MW:

139.15516

EINECS:

 

Product Categories:

PYRIMIDINE

Mol File:

73-67-6.mol

 

4-Amino-5-Hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine Chemical Properties

Melting point 

193-198°; mp 198-200°

Merck 

14,9561

 

Safety Information

MSDS Information

 

4-Amino-5-Hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Toxopyrimidine is intermediate in thiamin biosynthetic pathway, a cofactor crucial for several enzymes involved in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism.

Definition

ChEBI: An aminopyrimidine that is pyrimidine in which the hydrogens at positions 2, 4, and 5 are replaced by methyl, amino, and hydroxymethyl substituents, respectively.