The IUPAC name of Cytidine is 4-amino-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidin-2-one. With the CAS registry number 65-46-3, it is also named as 1-beta-D-Ribofuranosylcytosine. The product's categories are Pharmaceutical Intermediates; Fine Chemical & Intermediates; Pyridines, Pyrimidines, Purines and Pteredines; Biochemistry; Nucleosides and their Analogs; Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Related Reagents; Nucleic Acids, and the other registry numbers are 4395-95-3; 494210-74-1; 873077-03-3. Besides, it is white crystalline powder, which should be stored in dark, dry and sealed place at room temperature. It is a component of RNA which is attached to a deoxyribose ring. In addition, this chemical is stable and incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Physical properties about Cytidine are: (1)ACD/LogP: -1.808; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 1; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -1.82; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -1.81; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1.00; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1.00; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 2.39; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 2.47; (9)#H bond acceptors: 8; (10)#H bond donors: 5; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 5; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.756; (13)Molar Refractivity: 52.643 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 128.433 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 20.869 10-24cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 89.588996887207 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 1.894 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 283.816 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 94.8 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 545.678 °C at 760 mmHg

Preparation of Cytidine: this chemical can be prepared by 1-(2',3',4'-Tri-O-benzoyl-a-D-xylofuranosyl)-4-thiouracil.



This reaction needs Ammonia and Methanol at temperature of 100 °C. The reaction time is 18 hours. The yield is 76 %.

Uses of Cytidine: it is used for biochemical research and organic synthesis. It is also used for producing cytarabine, ring cell, and CTP, cytidine diphosphate choline, etc.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following: it is possible risk of irreversible effects. You should avoid contact with skin and eyes.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)InChI=1S/C9H13N3O5/c10-5-1-2-12(9(16)11-5)8-7(15)6(14)4(3-13)17-8/h1-2,4,6-8,13-15H,3H2,(H2,10,11,16)/t4-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1;
(2)InChIKey=UHDGCWIWMRVCDJ-XVFCMESISA-N;
(3)Smilesn1([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@H]([C@H]2O)O)c(nc(N)cc1)=O

The toxicity data is as follows: