7-Methylxanthine

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    552-62-5

    Molecular formula
    C6H6N4O2

    SMILES
    CN1C=NC2=C1C(=O)NC(=O)N2

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 65.15%
    Bitter 29.1%
    Burnt 29.01%
    Nutty 20.09%
    Roasted 17.67%
    Cooked 16.82%
    Pungent 16.38%
    Musty 16.38%
    Popcorn 14.41%
    Animal 13.41%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 90.61%
    Odorless 38.91%
    Nitrile 19.83%
    Bread crust 19.69%
    Very strong 19.21%
    Rotten 19.04%
    Formyl 19.02%
    Indole 18.76%
    Roasted peanuts 18.68%
    Cedarleaf 18.68%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -0.9

    pKa est.
    9.4 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    166.14 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    741°C

    Melting point expt.

    • > 300 °C

    Flash point

    • 254.08 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 7-Methylxanthine
    • 552-62-5
    • Heteroxanthine
    • 7-Methylxanthin
    • 3,7-Dihydro-7-methyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
    • 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-7-methyl-
    • methyl xanthine
    • 7-methyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
    • NSC-7861
    • E9M81NJM6G
    • CHEBI:48991
    • DTXSID60203696
    • RefChem:546893
    • DTXCID90126187
    • 209-019-0
    • Heteroxanthin
    • 7-methyl xanthine
    • 2,6-Dihydroxy-7-methylpurine
    • 7-Methyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione
    • Xanthine, 7-methyl-
    • 7-methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
    • NSC 7861
    • MFCD00037979
    • CHEMBL321248
    • CCRIS 5818
    • EINECS 209-019-0
    • UNII-E9M81NJM6G
    • 7-MethylX
    • 7-Methyl-2,6-dioxypurin
    • METHYLXANTHINE, 7-
    • 7-Methylxanthine (Standard)
    • SCHEMBL235130
    • orb1310512
    • SCHEMBL6453969
    • SCHEMBL7100940
    • 7-methyl-7H-purine-2,6-diol
    • BDBM82522
    • NSC7861
    • purine, 2,6-dihydroxy-7-methyl-
    • HY-W017163R
    • MSK28209
    • PDSP1_001040
    • PDSP2_001024
    • WLN: T56 BN DN FMVMVJ B1
    • AKOS015903147
    • CS-W017879
    • EBC-612716
    • FM25575
    • HY-W017163
    • 1H-Purine-2, 3,7-dihydro-7-methyl-
    • 7-Methylxanthine, >=98.0% (HPLC)
    • AS-56812
    • CAS_552-62-5
    • PD055547
    • purine-2,6(1H,3H)-dione, 7-methyl-
    • ST078879
    • SY110491
    • 7-methyl-1,3,7-trihydropurine-2,6-dione
    • NS00005508
    • EN300-393798
    • G12100
    • 552M625
    • F866537
    • BRD-K41592905-001-01-6
    • Q27121426
    • InChI=1/C6H6N4O2/c1-10-2-7-4-3(10)5(11)9-6(12)8-4/h2H,1H3,(H2,8,9,11,12
    • 552-62-5

  • Applications

    7-Methylxanthine (CAS 552-62-5) is primarily used as an intermediate and building block for xanthine derivatives in the pharmaceutical industry, providing a basis for the synthesis of caffeine-like analogs and related bioactive compounds; it is also employed as a starting material for further xanthine transformations in medicinal chemistry programs. In analytical and research settings, it serves as a reference standard or reagent for method development and calibration of chromatographic analyses (e.g., HPLC/LC-MS). It may be evaluated as a scaffold for CNS-related pharmacology research and receptor-ligand exploration, supporting structure–activity relationship studies. As such, it is often used as a precursor for the preparation of various functionalized xanthines in academic and industrial R&D. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 0.02
    methanol 0.04
    isopropanol 0.02
    water 0.12
    ethyl acetate 0.02
    n-propanol 0.02
    acetone 0.02
    n-butanol 0.03
    acetonitrile 0.06
    DMF 0.54
    toluene 0.0
    isobutanol 0.02
    1,4-dioxane 0.03
    methyl acetate 0.06
    THF 0.22
    2-butanone 0.06
    n-pentanol 0.03
    sec-butanol 0.03
    n-hexane 0.0
    ethylene glycol 0.25
    NMP 9.67
    cyclohexane 0.0
    DMSO 1.72
    n-butyl acetate 0.18
    n-octanol 0.05
    chloroform 0.01
    n-propyl acetate 0.07
    acetic acid 0.32
    dichloromethane 0.02
    cyclohexanone 0.17
    propylene glycol 0.28
    isopropyl acetate 0.02
    DMAc 2.11
    2-ethoxyethanol 0.35
    isopentanol 0.05
    n-heptane 0.0
    ethyl formate 0.07
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.02
    n-hexanol 0.06
    2-methoxyethanol 0.78
    isobutyl acetate 0.07
    tetrachloromethane 0.01
    n-pentyl acetate 0.12
    transcutol 1.26
    n-heptanol 0.07
    ethylbenzene 0.0
    MIBK 0.05
    2-propoxyethanol 0.79
    tert-butanol 0.03
    MTBE 0.01
    2-butoxyethanol 0.61
    propionic acid 0.23
    o-xylene 0.01
    formic acid 1.06
    diethyl ether 0.01
    m-xylene 0.01
    p-xylene 0.01
    chlorobenzene 0.01
    dimethyl carbonate 0.11
    n-octane 0.0
    formamide 1.17
    cyclopentanone 0.41
    2-pentanone 0.03
    anisole 0.02
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 0.05
    gamma-butyrolactone 1.23
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 0.51
    pyridine 0.06
    3-pentanone 0.03
    furfural 1.7
    n-dodecane 0.0
    diethylene glycol 1.78
    diisopropyl ether 0.0
    tert-amyl alcohol 0.06
    acetylacetone 0.07
    n-hexadecane 0.0
    acetophenone 0.12
    methyl propionate 0.07
    isopentyl acetate 0.23
    trichloroethylene 0.04
    n-nonanol 0.06
    cyclohexanol 0.04
    benzyl alcohol 0.07
    2-ethylhexanol 0.08
    isooctanol 0.08
    dipropyl ether 0.04
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.02
    ethyl lactate 0.41
    propylene carbonate 0.69
    n-methylformamide 0.34
    2-pentanol 0.02
    n-pentane 0.0
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 0.65
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 0.41
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1.31
    mesitylene 0.01
    ε-caprolactone 0.39
    p-cymene 0.03
    epichlorohydrin 0.42
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.01
    2-aminoethanol 0.23
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2.16
    sulfolane 5.71
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.0
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 0.11
    n-hexyl acetate 0.14
    isooctane 0.0
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1.08
    sec-butyl acetate 0.05
    tert-butyl acetate 0.06
    decalin 0.0
    glycerin 2.06
    diglyme 1.4
    acrylic acid 0.52
    isopropyl myristate 0.07
    n-butyric acid 0.16
    acetyl acetate 0.03
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.32
    ethyl propionate 0.07
    nitromethane 0.62
    1,2-diethoxyethane 0.07
    benzonitrile 0.1
    trioctyl phosphate 0.21
    1-bromopropane 0.01
    gamma-valerolactone 1.29
    n-decanol 0.05
    triethyl phosphate 0.36
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.03
    propionitrile 0.05
    vinylene carbonate 0.4
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1.49
    DMS 0.22
    cumene 0.01
    2-octanol 0.05
    2-hexanone 0.08
    octyl acetate 0.11
    limonene 0.03
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 0.28
    ethyl orthosilicate 0.24
    tributyl phosphate 0.27
    diacetone alcohol 0.38
    N,N-dimethylaniline 0.05
    acrylonitrile 0.14
    aniline 0.03
    1,3-propanediol 0.27
    bromobenzene 0.01
    dibromomethane 0.01
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.04
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.26
    tetrabutyl urea 0.41
    diisobutyl methanol 0.05
    2-phenylethanol 0.13
    styrene 0.0
    dioctyl adipate 0.19
    dimethyl sulfate 0.95
    ethyl butyrate 0.18
    methyl lactate 0.67
    butyl lactate 0.57
    diethyl carbonate 0.19
    propanediol butyl ether 0.83
    triethyl orthoformate 0.23
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.02
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 0.5
    morpholine 0.09
    tert-butylamine 0.01
    n-dodecanol 0.04
    dimethoxymethane 0.13
    ethylene carbonate 0.23
    cyrene 2.82
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 0.22
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.19
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.05
    4-methylpyridine 0.05
    dibutyl ether 0.03
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.05
    DEF 0.16
    dimethyl isosorbide 2.75
    tetrachloroethylene 0.02
    eugenol 0.79
    triacetin 0.42
    span 80 0.75
    1,4-butanediol 0.15
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.01
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.05
    methyl formate 0.19
    2-methyl-1-butanol 0.05
    n-decane 0.0
    butyronitrile 0.05
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.06
    1-chlorooctane 0.01
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.01
    n-nonane 0.0
    undecane 0.0
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.0
    cyclooctane 0.0
    cyclopentanol 0.1
    tetrahydropyran 0.01
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.02
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1.55
    1-hexene 0.0
    2-isopropoxyethanol 0.21
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 0.62
    methyl butyrate 0.12

    Scent© AI

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IFRA standard 51

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