5,5'-Methylenebis[6-amino-3-methyl-2-methylsulfanylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one]: an unusual molecular geometry within a

Jorge Trilleras1, Juan Ramos, Justo Cobo

  • 1Grupo de Investigación en Compuestos, Heterocíclicos-Programa de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia.

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