1,3-Bis(2-oxopropyl)thymine

Abstract

In the title compound [systematic name: 5-methyl-1,3-bis(2-oxopropyl)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione], C11H14N2O4, the two 2-oxopropyl groups are nearly perpendicular to the planar thymine unit. One methyl group of oxopropyl substituent is disordered. In the crystal, C—H...O interactions help to connect the molecules into (001) layers.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• thymine
• substituted nucleobase
• 2-oxopropyl