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organic compounds
The title compound, C14H16N2O3, is a model of the crucial intermediate in a postulated mechanism for the enzyme (6-4) photoproduct photolyase, which repairs a particular form of UV-light induced DNA damage. The dihedral angle of the two oxetane ring H atoms is 143.5°, which means the bulky phenyl ring is exo to the pyrimidine ring.