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V900333

2-Thiouracil

Vetec, reagent grade, 99%

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxy-2-mercaptopyrimidine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4N2OS
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
128.15
EC Number:
205-508-8
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
112227
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Biological source:
synthetic
Form:
powder
Solubility:
1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow
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biological source

synthetic

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

SMILES string

O=C1NC(=S)NC=C1

InChI

1S/C4H4N2OS/c7-3-1-2-5-4(8)6-3/h1-2H,(H2,5,6,7,8)

InChI key

ZEMGGZBWXRYJHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Health hazard

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hcodes

pcodes

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Raj Kumar Bera et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(41), 11498-11500 (2011-09-22)
A nonenzymatic method for the selective detection and quantification of serum uric acid (UA) using 2-thiouracil (2-TU) tailored Au nanoparticles is developed. The H-bonding interaction of UA with functionalized Au nanoparticles brings instantaneous visible color change and paves the way
K P Prasanthkumar et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 116(44), 10712-10720 (2012-10-16)
The reaction of hydroxyl radical ((•)OH) with the nucleic acid base analogue 2-thiouracil (1) has been studied by pulse radiolysis experiments and DFT. The generic intermediate radicals feasible for the (•)OH reactions with 1, namely, one electron oxidation product (1(•+))
Julie A L Kiebooms et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(32), 7769-7776 (2012-07-28)
In recent years, the frequent detection of the banned substance thiouracil (TU) in livestock urine has been related to its endogenous formation following consumption of glucosinolate-rich Brassicaceae crops. Besides, TU residues have been recovered in these crops upon plant-derived myrosinase



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
V900333-100G04061833050033
V900333-25G04061833050040