Purine - 10mM in DMSO , CAS No.120-73-0

CAS: 120-73-0 Cat. No.: P420911 Molecular Weight: 120.11 Beilstein Registry Number: 3200 EC Number: 204-421-2 PubChem CID: 1044

GRADE & PURITY 10mM in DMSO

Synonyms

EINECS 204-421-2 | Imidazo(4,5-d)pyrimidine | s6359 | {6H-Imidazo[4,5-d]pyrimidine} | 3H-purine | AKOS015913555 | CHEBI:17258 | Imidazo[4,5-d]pyrimidine | Purine | CHEBI:35586 | UNII-W60KTZ3IZY | 9H-Purine | NSC 753 | AM20080144 | SY064527 | Purine, 98% |

Storage

Store at -80°C

Shipped In

Dry ice packs + Cold packs

Overview

Purine is a heterocyclic organic compound constituting a pyrimidine ring fused to an imidazole ring.

Purine can undergo direct C-H functionalization in the presence of palladium catalyst to form various biologically important products.

Specifications

Synonyms

EINECS 204-421-2 | Imidazo(4, 5-d)pyrimidine | s6359 | {6H-Imidazo[4, 5-d]pyrimidine} | 3H-purine | AKOS015913555 | CHEBI:17258 | Imidazo[4, 5-d]pyrimidine | Purine | CHEBI:35586 | UNII-W60KTZ3IZY | 9H-Purine | NSC 753 | AM20080144 | SY064527 | Purine, 98% |

Specifications & Purity

10mM in DMSO

Storage

Store at -80°C

Shipped In

Dry ice packs + Cold packs

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: C1=C2C(=NC=N1)N=CN2
• IUPAC Name: 7H-purine
• InChIKey: KDCGOANMDULRCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C5H4N4/c1-4-5(8-2-6-1)9-3-7-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7,8,9)
• Isomeric SMILES: C1=C2C(=NC=N1)N=CN2
• WGK Germany: 3
• RTECS: UO7450000
• PubChem CID: 1044
• Molecular Weight: 120.11
• Beilstein: 3200

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organoheterocyclic compounds
    • Class Imidazopyrimidines
      • Subclass Purines and purine derivatives

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organoheterocyclic compounds
• Class: Imidazopyrimidines
• Subclass: Purines and purine derivatives
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Purines and purine derivatives
• Alternative Parents: Pyrimidines and pyrimidine derivatives Imidazoles Heteroaromatic compounds Azacyclic compounds Organopnictogen compounds Organonitrogen compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives
• Molecular Framework: Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
• Substituents: Purine - Pyrimidine - Heteroaromatic compound - Imidazole - Azole - Azacycle - Organic nitrogen compound - Organopnictogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organonitrogen compound - Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as purines and purine derivatives. These are aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a purine moiety, which is formed a pyrimidine-ring ring fused to an imidazole ring.
• External Descriptors: a ring

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Melt Point(°C): 214-217 °C
• Molecular Weight: 120.110 g/mol
• XLogP3: -0.400
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 120.044 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 120.044 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 54.500 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 9
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 105.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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