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Metabolite IDPAMDB110497
Identification
Name: 5,6-dihydrouracil
Description:A pyrimidine obtained by formal addition of hydrogen across the 5,6-position of uracil.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • dihydrouracil
  • DI-H-uracil
Chemical Formula: C4H6N2O2
Average Molecular Weight: 114.1
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 114.0429274472
InChI Key: OIVLITBTBDPEFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6N2O2/c7-3-1-2-5-4(8)6-3/h1-2H2,(H2,5,6,7,8)
CAS number: 504-07-4
IUPAC Name:dihydropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
Traditional IUPAC Name: dihydrouracil
SMILES:C1(NC(CCN1)=O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as pyrimidones. These are compounds that contain a pyrimidine ring, which bears a ketone. Pyrimidine is a 6-membered ring consisting of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen centers at the 1- and 3- ring positions.
Kingdom Chemical entities
Super ClassOrganic compounds
Class Organoheterocyclic compounds
Sub ClassDiazines
Direct Parent Pyrimidones
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Pyrimidone
  • Ureide
  • 1,3-diazinane
  • Dicarboximide
  • Urea
  • Azacycle
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:0
Melting point: 279 - 281 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point279 - 281 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility25.9 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-1.3ALOGPS
logP-1.2ChemAxon
logS-0.64ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)11.73ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-7.6ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area58.2 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity25.75 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability10.13 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-00di-9700000000-4adeeb2f4f5a1111afb7View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)splash10-00di-5900000000-8af1b81502646fa5b417View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-0fdo-9750000000-d2aaeeba1cf962175f84View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-03k9-9800000000-da772cea603c785c1df4View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-9100000000-94a5f543e8c6be7b3204View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0btc-9200000000-e9bf2ae82714a2a3a737View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-014i-5900000000-0fe83e63f6e5d1347894View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-014i-2900000000-ad7f91d5265e53403dd6View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0603-9200000000-4b30a83fb454e5bbffb8View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-ce54e3c860a95b0af401View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-03di-9800000000-d705e188f6700a76ef72View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-a26409d69a4259731004View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-f00c4df547660023bee4View in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-03fu-9400000000-5b9edda3479e7d0a0d28View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
  • Roux A, Xu Y, Heilier JF, Olivier MF, Ezan E, Tabet JC, Junot C (2012)Annotation of the human adult urinary metabolome and metabolite identification using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a linear quadrupole ion trap-Orbitrap mass spectrometer. Analytical chemistry 84, Pubmed: 22770225
  • Aoun R, Renaud JL, Dixneuf PH, Bruneau C (2005)Concomitant monoreduction and hydrogenation of unsaturated cyclic imides to lactams catalyzed by ruthenium compounds. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 44, Pubmed: 15724255
  • Kristensen MH, Pedersen P, Mejer J (2010)The value of dihydrouracil/uracil plasma ratios in predicting 5-fluorouracil-related toxicity in colorectal cancer patients. The Journal of international medical research 38, Pubmed: 20926004
  • Ben Fredj R, Gross E, Ben Ahmed S, Hassine H, Saguem S (2009)The dihydrouracil/uracil ratio in plasma, clinical and genetic analysis for screening of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency in colorectal cancer patients treated with 5-fluorouracil. Pathologie-biologie 57, Pubmed: 18619742
Synthesis Reference: Bhat, K. S.; Rao, A. S. Synthesis of uracil, 6-methyluracil and some dihydrouracils. Organic Preparations and Procedures International (1983), 15(5), 303-13.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
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