Q83 / 180 · AIIMS 2015 · Chemistry

Thymine is

  • Correct answer
    A
    5-methyluracil
  • B
    4-methyluracil
  • C
    3-methyluracil
  • D
    1-methyluracil.

Solution

Thymine, also known as 5-methyluracil, is a pyrimidine base. As the name implies, thymine may be derived by methylation of uracil at the $5^{\text {th }}$ carbon. Figure

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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