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Description

  • A heterocyclic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen.
  • Forms ions and salts known as urates and acid urates such as ammonium acid urate.
  • Is a product of the breakdown of purine nucleotides.
  • High blood concentrations of uric acid can lead to a type of arthritis known as gout.
  • A xanthine oxidase product

Grade: Reagent Grade

Features:

Loss on Drying (%): 0.1

  • Acidity: 5.6
  • Appearance: White Crystals
  • Boiling Point: ~863.0 °C at 760 mmHg (Predicted)
  • Density: 1.9 g/cm3
  • IUPAC_Name: 7,9-Dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione
  • Melting Point: 300 °C
  • RTECS Number: YU7050080

 

Properties

Shelf life

5 years

Storage Temperature

RT

European Com.#

200-720-7

Purity

>97%

Appearance color

Off-white

Appearance form

Powder

Molecular Formula

C5H4N4O3

Molecular Weight

168.11

Density

1.9 g/cm3

Melting point

>300°C

Solubility (@ RT)

1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL
Slightly soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol and ether.