2-Chloro-6-methyl-5-nitropyrimidin-4-amine
[CAS# 5453-06-5]

Identification

• Classification: Pharmaceutical intermediate >> Heterocyclic compound intermediate >> Pyrimidine compound >> Nitropyrimidine
• Name: 2-Chloro-6-methyl-5-nitropyrimidin-4-amine
• Synonyms: 4-Amino-2-chloro-6-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine; NSC 19054
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₅ClN₄O₂
• Molecular Weight: 188.57
• CAS Registry Number: 5453-06-5
• EC Number: 668-874-1

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (4.5 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.594±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 172-173 ºC (ethanol, 95% )^**

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Polonovski, Michel; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1950, P616-20.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H311
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H301
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H331