Cytosine

C4H5N3OCAS 71-30-7111.10 g/mol

HNNOHHN
Phenol

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H5N3O
Molar mass
111.10 g/mol
Exact mass
111.0433 Da
Melting point
322.5 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.41Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
72.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 3
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 59 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
71-30-7
SMILES
N=c1ccnc(O)[nH]1
InChIKey
OPTASPLRGRRNAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H5N3O/c5-3-1-2-6-4(8)7-3/h1-2H,(H3,5,6,7,8)

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Names and synonyms

12 names
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 6-amino-
  • 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-
  • 6-Amino-2(1H)-pyrimidinone
  • 4-Amino-2-hydroxypyrimidine
  • 4-Amino-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyrimidine
  • 4-Amino-2(1H)-pyrimidinone
  • Cytosinimine
  • 4-Aminouracil
  • NSC 27787
  • 4-Amino-1H-pyrimidin-2-one
  • Cytosines
  • 2-Hydroxy-4-pyrimidinamine

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