Anodyne

Paraxanthine
Paraxanthine
Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
Physical properties
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180.16 g/mol [1]
Melting point351 - 352 °C [1]
Solubility>27 [ug/mL] (The mean of the results at pH 7.4) [1]
-0.2 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C7H8N4O2 [1]
1,7-dimethyl-3H-purine-2,6-dione [1]
CN1C=NC2=C1C(=O)N(C(=O)N2)C [1]
InChI=1S/C7H8N4O2/c1-10-3-8-5-4(10)6(12)11(2)7(13)9-5/h3H,1-2H3,(H,9,13) [1]
InChIKeyQUNWUDVFRNGTCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Paraxanthine

Paraxanthine (also known as 1,7-Dimethylxanthine, p-Xanthine, 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1,7-dimethyl-, Xanthine, 1,7-dimethyl-, 3,7-Dihydro-1,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione, 1,7-dimethyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione, 1,7-Dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione, Paraxanthine(72%), 5-26-13-00554 or Caffeine impurity f) is a substance of the xanthine class.

Chemistry

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Paraxanthine is a achiral mixture

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References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 4687, Paraxanthine. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4687

  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Paraxanthine. UNII: Q3565Y41V7. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/Q3565Y41V7