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HRID 2052724Generated: November 2, 2026

5-Fluoroorotic acid monohydrate → 5-Fluorouracil

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5-Fluoroorotic acid monohydrateHCID 16212749—
Reactant1,2,3,6-Tetrahydro-2,6-dioxo-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid monohydrateHCID 16218504—
Product5-FluorouracilHCID 3385—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature260 °C

Reaction Steps

In the reaction, the conversion of the orotic acid monohydrate was 100% and the yield of 5-fluoro-orotic acid monohydrate was 85.0%. The crystals were heated at 260° C. under a reduced pressure of lower than 1 mmHg to perform the decarboxylation to obtain 22.5 g of 5-fluorouracil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04186266
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_01
ORD IDord-efbca071b4d343cf9aff19e00611d2dd
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_01