C4H3FN2O2
130.08 g/mol
APIDanger
5-Fluorouracil
CAS51-21-8EC200-085-6
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
5-Fluorouracil is a fluorinated pyrimidine compound used as a pharmaceutical raw material in the manufacturing of antineoplastic medications. It is a low-molecular-weight, aromatic heterocyclic compound with two hydrogen bond donors and two hydrogen bond acceptors.
Antineoplastic pharmaceutical raw materialAntimetabolite compound for pharmaceutical manufacturing
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CAS 51-21-8
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Safety Reference
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H340May cause genetic defects
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
5-fluoro-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione
InChIKey
GHASVSINZRGABV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)N1)F
Synonyms (129)
- 5-FU
- U-8953
- URF
- Fluorouracil (JP18/USP/INN)
- Fluorouracil, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
- Fluorouracil, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Fluorouracil, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Fluorouracil, meets USP testing specifications
- Fluorouracil; 5-Fluoropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; Flucytosine Imp. A (EP); Flucytosine Impurity A
- Fluorouracil; Flucytosine EP Impurity A
- Fluorouracilo [INN-Spanish]
- Fluorouracilum [INN-Latin]
- 1upf
- 2,4-Dioxo-5-fluoropryimidine
- 2,4-Dioxo-5-fluoropyrimidine
- 5 FU Lederle
- 5 FU medac
- 5 Fluorouracil biosyn
- 5 Fluorouracilum
- 5 HU Hexal
- 5-FU (TN)
- 5-Faracil
- 5-Fluor-2,4-pyrimidindiol
- 5-Fluoracil
- 5-Fluoracil [German]
- 5-Fluoracyl
- 5-Fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinedione
- 5-Fluoropyrimidin-2,4-diol
- 5-Fluoropyrimidine-2,4-dione
- 5-Fluorouracil
- 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)
- 5-Fluorouracil (Standard)
- 5-Fluoruracil
- 5-Fluoruracil [German]
- 5-Fluracil
- 5-Ftouracyl
- 5-florouracil
- 5-fluoro-2,4-dioxo-pyrimidin
- 5-fluoropyrimidine-2,4-diol
- 5-fluorouacil
- 5-fluorourasil
- 5-fluorpyrimidin-2,4-diol
- 5F-uracil
- AccuSite
- Adrucil
- Adrucil (Fluorouracil)
- Adrucil (ICN)
- Adrucil (TN)
- Arumel
- Carac
- Carac (TN)
- Carzonal
- Cinco FU
- Dakota, Fluorouracile
- EMTRICITABINE IMPURITY F
- Effluderm
- Effluderm (free base)
- Efudex
- Efudix
- Efurix
- FLUCYTOSINE IMPURITY A
- FLUOROURACIL [MART.]
- Fluoro Uracile ICN
- Fluoro-uracil roche
- Fluoro-uracile
- Fluoroblastin
- Fluoroplex
- Fluoroplex (TN)
- Fluorouracil CRS
- Fluorouracil Cream
- Fluorouracil GRY
- Fluorouracil RS
- Fluorouracil, 5-
- Fluorouracilo
- Fluorouracilum
- Fluorouricil
- Fluoruracil
- Fluouracil
- Flurablastin
- Fluracil
- Fluracilum
- Fluri
- Fluril
- Fluro Uracil
- Fluroblastin
- Flurodex
- Folfox component fluorouracil
- Ftoruracil
- Haemato fu
- Kecimeton
- Phthoruracil
- Phtoruracil
- Queroplex
- Ro 2-9757
- Timazin
- Tolak
- Ulup
- Uracil, 5-fluoro-
- fluorouracil