6-(Methylthio)purine Chemical Properties

Melting point:

219-223 °C

Boiling point:

267.6±50.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.380 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.5605 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

8.28±0.20(Predicted)

form 

Powder

color 

White

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water (769 mg/L).

BRN 

7695

Stability:

Hygroscopic

CAS DataBase Reference

50-66-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

RTECS 

UO8976000

HS Code 

29335995

MSDS

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6-(Methylthio)purine Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white powder

Uses

Metabolite of 6-Mercaptopurine, an immunosuppressive drug used to treat leukemia.

Uses

6-(Methylthio)purine is an immunosuppressive drug used to treat leukemia.

Definition

ChEBI: 6-methylthiopurine is a thiopurine that is 9H-purine substituted by a methylsulfanyl group at position 6.

6-(Methylthio)purine(50-66-8)Related Product Information

• 6-Methylthioguanine
• 2-AMINO-9-(2,3,5-TRI-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-RIBOFURANOSYL)-6-THIOPURINE
• 2-AMINO-6-HYDROXY-8-MERCAPTOPURINE
• 6-Thioguanosine hydrate
• 2-MERCAPTOPURINE
• 6-METHYL-D3-MERCAPTOPURINE
• 2,6-Dithiopurine
• 1H-Imidazole-4-carboxylic acid
• 6-thioinosine 5'-monophosphate
• 6-thioinosine 2',3',5'-triacetate
• 6-THIOXANTHINE
• 6-MERCAPTOPURINE RIBOSIDE
• 6-Thioguanine
• 3-sulfanylidene-2,4,9-triazabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-7,10-dien-5-one
• 6-THIO-2'-DEOXYGUANOSINE
• 2',3'-O-ISOPROPYLIDENE-6-THIOINOSINE
• 6-ETHYLMERCAPTOPURINE
• 6-METHYLMERCAPTOPURINE RIBONUCLEOSIDE,6-METHYLMERCAPTOPURINE RIBOSIDE