Structural Formula

Physical
Appearance：white Crystalline Powder
Colour：white To Almost White
Density：1.3129 (rough Estimate)
Melting Point：186-188 °c(lit.)
Boiling Point：385.05°c (rough Estimate)
Refractivity：33 °(c=1, 1mol/l Naoh)
Specific Rotation：18.6 º(c=3, H2o)
Storage Condition：2-8°c
Acidity Factor(pka)：pk1:9.79;pk2:12.85 (25°c)
Spinability：α]20/d +19±1°, C = 1% In H2o
Solubility In Water：soluble
Stability：stable. Incompatible With Strong Oxidizing Agents

Safety Data
Hazard category：Not dangerous goods
Dangerous goods transport no：
Packaging category：

Application
1.Used as a pharmaceutical intermediate for the synthesis of antiviral and anti-HIV drugs.
2.As an intermediate of Zivdodine

Uses：
Thymidine is a deoxyribonucleoside containing a thymine base. Thymidine is a nucleoside formed by linking thymidine to D-ribose through a β-glycosidic bond. Thymidine is used in the preparation of anti-AIDS drugs (e.g. zidofuridine, stavudine) and in the synthesis of antiviral drugs. It can also be used as a pharmaceutical intermediate and exported directly.
Bioactivity：
Thymidine(Deoxythymidine,2′-Deoxythymidine,5-Methyldeoxyuridine,DThChemicalbookyd,NSC21548) is a pyrimidine nucleoside consisting of thymine, a pyrimidine base attached to the sugar deoxyribose. As a component of DNA, thymine nucleosides pair with adenine in the DNA double helix.