C5H4N4O2
152.11 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
Xanthine
CAS69-89-6EC200-718-6
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Xanthine is a purine base that occurs naturally in the body and is an intermediate in the metabolism of nucleotides. It is an oxopurine with two carbonyl groups at positions 2 and 6 of the purine ring.
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CAS 69-89-6
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Safety Reference
Warning
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione
InChIKey
LRFVTYWOQMYALW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=NC2=C(N1)C(=O)NC(=O)N2
Synonyms (52)
- XAN
- 1,3-dihydropurine-2,6-dione
- 1H,3H,7H-XANTHINE
- 1H,3H,9H-XANTHINE
- 1H-Purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione
- 1H-Purine-2,6-diol
- 2,2,3,6-tetrahydropurine
- 2,6(1,3)-Purinedion
- 2,6-Dihydroxypurin
- 2,6-Dihydroxypurine
- 2,6-dioxopurine
- 2,6-dioxypurine
- 2-Oxohypoxanthine
- 2uz9
- 3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione
- 3,9-dihydropurine-2,6-dione
- 7H-purine-2,6-diol
- 7H-xanthine
- 9H-Purine-2,3H)-dione
- 9H-Purine-2,6-(1H,3H)-dione
- 9H-Purine-2,6-diol
- 9H-xanthine
- Dioxopurine
- Dioxypurin
- Isoxanthine
- Pseudoxanthine
- Purine-2(3H),6(1H)-dione
- Purine-2,3H)-dione
- Purine-2,6(1H,3H)-dione
- Purine-2,6-diol
- USAF CB-17
- Xanthic oxide
- Xanthin
- Xanthine (Standard)
- Xanthine (VAN)
- Xanthine (VAN) (8CI)
- Xanthine, BioUltra
- Xanthine, p.a.
- purine, 2,6-dihydroxy-
- xanthine