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5-Fluorouracil

Catalog No. 47576 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 51-21-8 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C4H3FN2O2 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
M. W. 130.0772232 Fax
Purity ≥99.0% (HPLC) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 426

SYNONYMS

Title
5-氟脲嘧啶
IUPAC name
5-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
IUPAC Traditional name
fluorouracil
Synonyms
2,4-二羟基-5-氟嘧啶
5-氟-2,4(1H,3H)-嘧啶二酮
2,4-Dihydroxy-5-fluoropyrimidine
5-Fluoro-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione
5-FU

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 51-21-8
Beilstein Number 127172
EC Number 200-085-6
PubChem SID 24871165
MDL Number MFCD00006018

PROPERTIES

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C4H3FN2O2
Purity ≥99.0% (HPLC)
Melting Point 282-286 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Melting Point 282-286 °C (dec.)
Solubility H2O: soluble10 mg/mL, clear
European Hazard Symbols Harmful Harmful (Xn)
MSDS Link Download
RID/ADR UN 2811 6.1/PG 3
Risk Statements 22
RTECS YR0350000
Hazard Class 6.1
UN Number 2811
Packing Group 3
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Other Notes
Potent antineoplastic agent. Its determination in tissue with microbore HPLC and fluorescence detection1; Metabolised to fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine monophosphate which inhibits DNA synthesis by blocking thymidylate synthetase2
Description (简体中文)
Other Notes
Potent antineoplastic agent. Its determination in tissue with microbore HPLC and fluorescence detection1; Metabolised to fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine monophosphate which inhibits DNA synthesis by blocking thymidylate synthetase2

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