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N1-Methyl-N3-Benzylthymine
N1-Methyl-N3-Benzylthymine | PubChem CID: 21627130 | ≥98%
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Technical Specifications
| SMILES | CC1=CN(C(=O)N(C1=O)CC2=CC=CC=C2)C |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C13H14N2O2/c1-10-8-14(2)13(17)15(12(10)16)9-11-6-4-3-5-7-11/h3-8H,9H2,1-2H3 |
| InChIKey | RHBCQQYWSYVORA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| PubChem CID | 21627130 |
| Molecular Formula | C13H14N2O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 230.26 g/mol |
| Solubility | Soluble in chloroform, ethylacetate, DMF, DMSO. |
| Purity | ≥98% |
| Physical Form | White to off-white solid |
| HS Code | 2933.59 |
| Shelf Life | Retest period: 36 months from date of manufacture |
| Storage Conditions | Store in a cool, dry place in a tightly sealed container |
Product Description & Scientific Applications
Proposed building block for next-generation modified-nucleobase and oligonucleotide chemistry. As RNA and oligonucleotide technologies expand beyond canonical base modifications such as pseudouridine and N1-methylpseudouridine, new nucleobase chemical spaces may help address emerging challenges in transcript stability, immunomodulation, base-pairing fidelity, and synthetic recognition. This doubly N-substituted thymine, with a permanent N1-methyl group and a removable N3-benzyl group, offers a structurally focused module on the N1-methylpyrimidinedione axis that may be evaluated as a precursor in modified-nucleobase, non-canonical nucleoside, antisense, aptamer, and non-natural base-pair research where deliberate disruption of canonical hydrogen bonding is part of the design strategy.
Protected precursor to 1-methylthymine and non-canonical N3-nucleoside analogues. The regioselective functionalisation at N1 and/or N3 remains a sensitive challenge in nucleobase alkylation chemistry. This compound contains a preinstalled methyl group at N1 which remains unaltered upon debenzylation conditions, yielding 1-methylthymine. Glycosidation reactions may then be conducted at N3 rather than at the usual — now blocked — N1 position, allowing access to unnatural "reverse" N3-glycosylated nucleoside analogues, a chemical space adjacent to the N1-methylpyrimidine logic explored in modified-mRNA chemistry which is otherwise unattainable from canonical thymine bases.
Proposed H-bond-ablated thymine analogue for non-natural base-pair research. Installation of the N3-benzyl group temporarily removes the Watson–Crick H-bond donor that contributes to natural A–T pairing in DNA and U–A pairing in RNA. While protected, the compound may serve as an exploratory probe or model base for hydrophobic and stacking-driven base-pair analogues, universal/wobble base design, and supramolecular self-assembly of pyrimidine motifs where N3–H donation is intentionally absent.
Pyrimidine-2,4-dione scaffold variant for medicinal chemistry and chemical biology. The pyrimidine-2,4-dione core is a recurrent medicinal-chemistry motif, including in antiviral and enzyme-inhibitor scaffold families. This compound is offered as a chemically defined, doubly N-substituted scaffold variant for SAR exploration.
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Safety Information
| Hazard Class | None — not subject to transport regulations |
| Transport Category | Not classified as dangerous goods for transport (ADR/IATA/IMDG) |
Documentation
| Safety Data Sheet | Download PDF |
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