A. Romerosa et al., OXIDATION OF 5,6-DIAMINO-1,3-DIMETHYL-URACIL BY METAL-IONS - STRUCTURE OF 1,3,6,8-TETRAMETHYL-2,4,7,9(1H,3H,6H,8H)- PYRIMIDO[4,5-G]PTERIDINETETRONE, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 51, 1995, pp. 1005-1007
The structure of the title compound, C12H12N6O4, consists of independe
nt tricyclic molecules with a central pyrazine ring and terminal pyrim
idine rings. The molecular centroid coincides with a crystallographic
inversion centre, leading to a trans disposition of the terminal pyrim
idine rings. The angle between the central pyrazine ring and the pyrim
idine rings is 4.2(3)degrees, indicating that the molecule is almost p
lanar.