INTRODUCTION
The fused heterocyclic formed by fusion of pyrimidine and pyrrole rings, is a solid compound with a chromatographic purity of 98%.
It displays keto and enol isomers as is reflected in its synonyms and is an important biochemical reagent and a vital nucleobase.

Synonyms3,7-Dihydro pyrrole[2,3] pyrimidine-4-one Pyrrolo [2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ol 7H-Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ol
CAS no.3680-71-5
EINECS no.640-613-6
Molecular formulaC6H5N3O
Structure(download pdf to view)
Molecular weight135.12

APPLICATIONS
The product as such has medicinal properties and its therapeutic use is cited as prodrug of thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor.  Besides, it also finds use as a building block in the synthesis of API’s such as:

APITHERAPEUTIC CATEGORY
ClofarabineAnti-neoplastic, Anti-cancer
RuxolitinibAnti-cancer
TofacitinibAnti-cancer
BaricitinibAnti-cancer

It is also used in the manufacture of a series of value-added intermediates such as:

INTERMEDIATECAS#
4-Chloropyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine3680-69-1
1,7-Dihydropyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4-thione1421-27-8
4-Chloro-7-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine941685-26-3
4-chloro-7-(phenylsulfonyl)-7h-pyrrolo[2,3-d]-Pyrimidine186519-89-1

SPECIFICATIONS

TESTUNITSPECIFICATION
AppearanceWhite to Brown Solid
Identification
a. 1H NMRConforms to the structure
b. LCMSConforms to the structure
c. FTIRConforms to the structure
Purity by HPLC%NLT 98
MoistureWt. %NMT 0.5
Largest unspecified impurity%NMT 0.5

STORAGE
The product is stored at ambient temperature.

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