76-24-4

Basic information

• Product Name: ALLOXANTIN
• Synonyms: ALLOXANTIN;(5,5’-bipyrimidine)-2,2’,4,4’,6,6’(1h,1’h,3h,3’h,5h,5’h)-hexone,5,5’-dihydroxy;[5,5’-bipyrimidine]-2,2’,4,4’,6,6’(1h,1’h,3h,3’h,5h,5’h)-hexone,5,5’-dihydroxy;[5,5'-Bipyrimidine]-2,2',4,4',6,6'(1H,1'H,3H,3'H,5H,5'H)-hexone, 5,5'-dihydroxy-;5,5’-dihydroxy-5’-bibarbituricacid;5,5'-Bibarbituric acid, 5,5'-dihydroxy-;5,5'-Dihydroxy-5,5'-dibarbituric acid;Uroxin
• CAS NO: 76-24-4
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₆N₄O₈
• Molecular Weight: 286.16
• EINECS: 200-947-1
• Product Categories: Substrates
• Mol File: 76-24-4.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: 250 °C (dec.)(lit.)
• Boiling Point: 428.53°C (rough estimate)
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.7122 (rough estimate)
• Refractive Index: 1.6640 (estimate)
• Water Solubility: 2.9g/L(25 oC)
• Merck: 283
• CAS DataBase Reference: ALLOXANTIN(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: ALLOXANTIN(76-24-4)
• EPA Substance Registry System: ALLOXANTIN(76-24-4)

Safety Data

• Hazard Codes: Xi
• Statements: 36/37/38
• Safety Statements: 26-36
• Hazardous Substances Data: 76-24-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Chemical Properties

crystalline powder

Purification Methods

Alloxantin crystallises from water or EtOH and is kept under nitrogen. It turns red in air. [Beilstein 26 III/IV 2782.]

Upstream product

• 444-15-5 5-hydroxybarbituric acid 
• 511-67-1 5,5-dibromobarbituric acid 
• 69-93-2 uric Acid 
• 7647-01-0 hydrogenchloride 
• 61066-33-9 pyrimidine-2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-tetraone 
• 7732-18-5 water 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 
• 92876-93-2 (2,4,6-trioxo-hexahydro-pyrimidin-5-yl)-(2,4,6-trioxo-tetrahydro-pyrimidin-5-yliden)-amine; methylamine salt 
• 64-17-5 ethanol 
• 100-63-0 phenylhydrazine 
• 302-01-2 hydrazine 
• 59-88-1 phenylhydrazine hydrochloride 
• 127-09-3 sodium acetate 
• 7664-93-9 sulfuric acid 

Downstream Products

• 121-08-4 (2,4,6-trioxo-hexahydro-pyrimidin-5-yl)-(2,4,6-trioxo-tetrahydro-pyrimidin-5-yliden)-amine 
• 19849-58-2 pyrimidinetetraone 5-phenylhydrazone 
• 27062-14-2 5,5'-p-phenylenediimino-bis-pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione 
• 120-89-8 parabanic acid 
• 67-52-7 BARBITURIC ACID 
• 444-15-5 5-hydroxybarbituric acid 
• 87-39-8 violuric acid 
• 61066-33-9 pyrimidine-2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-tetraone 
• 118-78-5 uramil 
• 57-13-6 urea 
• 7664-41-7 ammonia 
• 144-62-7 oxalic acid 
• 476-61-9 [5,5']bipyrimidinyl-2,4,6,2',4',6'-hexaone 
• 15719-64-9 methylammonium carbonate 

Relevant articles and documents

Reduction of Vicinal Tricarbonyl Compounds by Reduced Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Model and Electron-Transport Systems

The reduction of vicinal tricarbonyl compounds such as alloxan (A) and ninhydrin (NY) with 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH; NADH model) was investigated.In the reduction of A with BNAH, the radical anion (A-.Py+) of A as the 1-benzyl-3-carbamoylpyridinium salt and the dialuric acid (D) was obtained by one-electron and two-electron reduction,respectively.Similarly,hydrindantin (HDT) and 2-hydroxy-1,3-indandione (HID) were also afforded in the reduction of NY with BNAH.Further,the reductions of alloxantin (AT) and HDT with BNAH were performed to give D and HID,respectively.The reduction of lipoic acid (LA) and viologens (V2+) with BNAH, which could not be reduced without A or NY, proceeded smoothly in their presence,and they proved to be useful as mediators for catalytic reduction of LA and V2+.