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Tegafur

Catalog No. T7205 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 17902-23-7 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C8H9FN2O3 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
M. W. 200.1670632 Fax
Purity ≥98% (HPLC) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 105021

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
5-fluoro-1-(oxolan-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
IUPAC Traditional name
tegafur
Synonyms
Ftorafur
5-Fluoro-1-(tetrahydro-2-furyl)uracil
Tegafur

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00012351
EC Number 241-846-2
CAS Number 17902-23-7

PROPERTIES

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C8H9FN2O3
Purity ≥98% (HPLC)
Purity ≥98% (HPLC)
Apperance white to off-white powder
Melting Point 171-173 °C(lit.)
Solubility DMSO: >50 mg/mL
GHS Pictograms GHS06
GHS Signal Word Danger
GHS Hazard statements H301-H311-H331
European Hazard Symbols Toxic Toxic (T)
MSDS Link Download
GHS Precautionary statements P261-P280-P301 + P310-P311
Risk Statements 23/24/25
Safety Statements 22-36/37/39-45
Storage Temperature room temp
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Tegafur is a pro-drug of 5-fluorouracil, an antimetabolite used as an antineoplastic agent. It has been used as adjuvant chemotherapy for curatively resected colorectal cancer therapy.
Description (简体中文)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Tegafur is a pro-drug of 5-fluorouracil, an antimetabolite used as an antineoplastic agent. It has been used as adjuvant chemotherapy for curatively resected colorectal cancer therapy.

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