Purine

Purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consists of two rings (pyrimidine and imidazole) fused together. It is water-soluble. Purine also gives its name to the wider class of molecules, purines, which include substituted purines and their tautomers. They are the most widely occurring nitrogen-containing heterocycles in nature.

Purine
Names
IUPAC name
9H-purine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.020
KEGG
MeSH Purine
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H4N4/c1-4-5(8-2-6-1)9-3-7-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7,8,9) Y
    Key: KDCGOANMDULRCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C5H4N4/c1-4-5(8-2-6-1)9-3-7-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7,8,9)
    Key: KDCGOANMDULRCW-UHFFFAOYAO
  • c1c2c(nc[nH]2)ncn1
Properties
C5H4N4
Molar mass 120.115 g·mol−1
Melting point 214 °C (417 °F; 487 K)
500 g/L (RT)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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