The thermal behaviour of 6-amino-5-formyluracil (HFU), 6-amino-1-methyl-5-formyluracil (I-HFU), 6-amino-3-methyl-5-formyluracil (3-HFU) and 6-amino-1,3-dimethyl-5-formyluracil (HDFU) is described. Only HDFU is shown to contain crystallization water. Dehydration and fusion enthalpy values have been calculated from the DSC curves. Likewise, the thermal behaviour of new complexes obtained by reaction between the above pyrimidine derivatives and Ni(II), Cu(II) and Pd(II) ions is reported.The importance of the interactions of metal ions with pyrimidine and purine is now well recognized [1-6]. Most metal complexes of this type are studied principally with spectroscopic techniques and X-ray diffraction methods [7][8][9][10][11][12][13].By contrast, studies reporting the thermal behaviour of these complexes are scanty. For this reason and in connection with our studies on the synthesis, characterization and thermal behaviour of derivatives of biological importance [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], we describe here the thermal behaviour of tJour pyrimidine derivatives, 6-amino-5-formyluracil (HFU), 6-amino-l-methyl-5-formyluracil (1-HFU), 6-amino-3-m~thyl-5-formyluracil (3-HFU) and 6-amino-l,3-dimethyl-5-formyluracil (HDFU), and the new Ni(II), Cu(II) and Pd(II) complexes of these pyrimidine derivatives.