5-Chlorouracil

5-Chlorouracil
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 5-Chloropyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number	1820-81-1;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:60762;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL144082;
ChemSpider	14985;
ECHA InfoCard	100.015.763
EC Number	217-339-7;
PubChem CID	15758;
UNII	7LQ4V03RNY;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7075137 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H3ClN2O2/c5-2-1-6-4(9)7-3(2)8/h1H,(H2,6,7,8,9) Key: ZFTBZKVVGZNMJR-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)N1)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H3ClN2O2
Molar mass	146.53 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

5-Chlorouracil is an organochlorine compound that is a chlorinated version of the nucleobase uracil.^[1] It is a marker for DNA damage caused by hypochlorous acid.^[2] In vivo, it is converted into mutagenic chlorodeoxyuridine.^[3]

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5-Chlorouracil

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