Description

A methyladenine in which the methyl substituent is located at position 4.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C6H9N5 0 151.169
4-methyladenine

Recommended notation

Name 4-methyladenine
Abbreviation 4mA

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey
4-methyl-4,7-dihydro-1H-purin-6-amine C=12C(NC=NC1N)(NC=N2)C InChI=1S/C6H9N5/c1-6-4(8-2-10-6)5(7)9-3-11-6/h2-3H,7H2,1H3,(H,8,10)(H,9,11) JNOYFTMTEHAEMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N