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M49887

Sigma-Aldrich

1-Methylhydantoin

97%

Synonym(s):

1-Methylimidazolidine-2,4-dione, Dioxy-creatinine, NSC 80560

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N2O2
CAS Number:
616-04-6
Molecular Weight:
114.10
EC Number:
210-460-6
MDL number:
MFCD00003187
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24896963
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

Assay

97%

mp

156-157 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CN1CC(=O)NC1=O

InChI

1S/C4H6N2O2/c1-6-2-3(7)5-4(6)8/h2H2,1H3,(H,5,7,8)

InChI key

RHYBFKMFHLPQPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Reactant for organocatalytic tandem three component reactions of aldehyde, alkyl vinyl ketone, and amide

Reactant for synthesis of:
  • Selective angiotensin II AT2 receptor agonists with reduced CYP 450 inhibition
  • Allosteric glucokinase activators
  • Hydantoin derivatives with antiproliferative activity
  • Thiohydantoins
  • P2X7 receptor antagonists

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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[1-Methylhydantoin, an unexpected metabolite of the intelligence-affecting substance dupracetam (author's transl)].
H D Dell et al.
Archiv der Pharmazie, 314(8), 697-702 (1981-08-01)
Hybrid biosensor for clinical and fermentation process control.
I Karube et al.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 434, 508-511 (1984-01-01)
Bo Yang et al.
Renal failure, 29(8), 1025-1029 (2007-12-11)
1-Methylhydantoin is produced by bacterial creatinine deaminase in the intestinal tract of uremic patients and retaken up into the body. The present study was designed to explore the toxic effect of 1-methylhydantoin on renal proximal tubular cells in vitro. HK-2
K Ienaga et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 967(3), 441-443 (1988-12-15)
The metabolic pathway of 1-methylhydantoin (2) via 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin (3), methylparabanic acid (4) and N5-methyloxaluric acid (5) proved to be a major and general one in mammals. Hence the formation of (3), which has not been detected in normal tissue, is
Biomolecular modules for creatinine determination.
A Warsinke et al.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 799, 541-544 (1996-10-12)
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