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Isocytosine

Catalog No. I2127 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 108-53-2 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2-amino-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-4-one
IUPAC Traditional name
isocytosine
Synonyms
2-Aminouracil
2-Amino-4-hydroxypyrimidine

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 24895959
EC Number 203-592-0
MDL Number MFCD00057557
CAS Number 108-53-2

PROPERTIES

Purity ≥99%
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Signal Word Warning
GHS Hazard statements H302-H319
European Hazard Symbols Harmful Harmful (Xn)
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
GHS Precautionary statements P305 + P351 + P338
Risk Statements 22-36
Safety Statements 26
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Application
Isocytosine (2-aminouracil) is an isomer of cytosine used in physical chemical studies involving metal complex binding, hydrogen-bonding, and tautomerism and proton transfer effects in nucleobases.

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