5-Fluorocytosine

(Last updated May 2026)

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Figure . The molecular diagram of 5-Fluorocytosine.

CSP studies

REFCODEMEBQEQ
FormulaC4 H4 N3 O1 F1
Common NameFluorocytosine
IUPAC Systematic Name5-fluorocytosine
Other Names
CSD RefcodesMEBQEQ, MEBQEQ01
Search IdentifierA
ScientistAshley Hulme
Date2006
PublicationHulme, A. T.; Tocher, D. A. Cryst. Growth Des. 6(2), 481-487 (2006) DOI: Open paper (10.1021/cg050398g)
Energy model1
Study_ID0
ProgramsMOLPAK, DMAREL (4.1.1)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\0-EarlySearches\\home\\louise_price.eminerals\\fluorocytosine
Potential DescriptionDMA + FIT + Williams F parameters
Intramolecular DescriptionAb initio MP2

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Figure . Crystal energy landscape of 5-Fluorocytosine from previous work.

CSD structures (CSD version 6.01 with Feb 2026 update)

Table . Crystallographic information for CSD entries for 5-Fluorocytosine. Different polymorphs are coloured differently.

REFCODEspace groupZ’a / Åb / Åc / Åα / °β / °γ / °density / g cm-3Form
MEBQEQP21/n1.04.06299.521112.738690.092.98690.01.7424polymorph II
MEBQEQ01P412121.06.63876.638723.47190.090.090.01.6578polymorph I

Table . Experimental information for CSD entries for 5-Fluorocytosine.

REFCODEspace groupR factorT / KYearComments
MEBQEQP21/n3.41at 150 K200610.1021/cg050398g
MEBQEQ01P412123.34at 150 K200610.1021/cg050398g

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