Description

A methylhypoxanthine that is hypoxanthine with the methyl group at position 3.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C6H6N4O 0 150.141
3-methylhypoxanthine

Recommended notation

Name 3-methylhypoxanthine
Abbreviation 3mHyp

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
3-methyl-3,7-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one C=12C(N=CN(C1N=CN2)C)=O InChI=1S/C6H6N4O/c1-10-3-9-6(11)4-5(10)8-2-7-4/h2-3H,1H3,(H,7,8) VMOIVMBFRBQQFB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 3-methyl-hypoxanthine
  • 3,7-dihydro-3-methyl-6h-purin-6-one
  • 3-methyl-7h-purin-6(3h)-one