Description
A pyrimidone that is uracil with methyl group substituents at positions 1 and 5.
Chemical properties
| Chemical formula | Net charge | Average mass |
|---|---|---|
| C6H8N2O2 | 0 | 140.140 |
Recommended notation
| Name | 1-methylthymine |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | 1mT |
Nomenclature
| IUPAC | SMILES | InChI | InChIKey | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,5-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione | O=C1NC(=O)C(=CN1C)C | InChI=1S/C6H8N2O2/c1-4-3-8(2)6(10)7-5(4)9/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,9,10) | GKMIDMKPBOUSBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Citations
- Etinski, M, et al. 2009. Intersystem crossing and characterization of dark states in the pyrimidine nucleobases uracil, thymine, and 1-methylthymine. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. 113(43).
- Kunitski, M, et al. 2011. On the nature of the long-lived "dark" state of isolated 1-methylthymine. Chemphyschem : A European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry. 12(10).