Description

A pyrimidine having keto groups at the 2- and 4-positions and a bromo group at the 5-position. Used mainly as an experimental mutagen.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C4H3BrN2O2 0 190.98300
5-bromouracil

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
5-bromopyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione Brc1c[nH]c(=O)[nH]c1=O InChI=1S/C4H3BrN2O2/c5-2-1-6-4(9)7-3(2)8/h1H,(H2,6,7,8,9) LQLQRFGHAALLLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 5-bru
  • bromouracil
  • 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-bromo-2,4-pyrimidinedione
  • 5-bromo-2,4(1h,3h)-pyrimidinedione
  • 5-bu

Database references:

CHEBI:20552

Citations