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Furfural

ACS reagent grade, 99%, liquid

Synonym(s):

2-Furaldehyde, Furan-2-carboxaldehyde

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4O2
CAS Number:
98-01-1
Molecular Weight:
96.08
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
24859198
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
202-627-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003229
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
105755
eCl@ss:
39150703
Assay:
99%
Form:
liquid
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Product Name

Furfural, ACS reagent, 99%

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

vapor density

3.31 (vs air)

vapor pressure

13.5 mmHg ( 55 °C)

assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

599 °F

expl. lim.

19.3 %

impurities

≤0.02 meq/g

evapn. residue

≤0.5%

refractive index

n20/D 1.525 (lit.)

bp

162 °C (lit.)

mp

−36 °C (lit.)

density

1.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

aldehyde

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)c1ccco1

InChI

1S/C5H4O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-4H

InChI key

HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Furfural can be used as a reactant to synthesize:
  • Furfuryl alcohol via Cannizzaro reaction.
  • Furancarboxylic acid via nickel-catalyzed oxidation.
  • Dimer via base-catalyzed aldol condensation with cyclopentanone.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

136.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

58 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Integrated furfural production as a renewable fuel and chemical platform from lignocellulosic biomass.
Cai CM, et al.
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 89(1), 2-10 (2014)
Domino reaction catalyzed by zeolites with Brønsted and Lewis acid sites for the production of γ-valerolactone from furfural.
Linh Bui et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 52(31), 8022-8025 (2013-06-13)
Selective hydrogenation of furfural and levulinic acid to biofuels on the ecofriendly Cu-Fe catalyst.
Yan K and Chen A.
Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, 115, 101-108 (2014)
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SKUGTIN
319910-500ML04061826695012
319910-2.5L04061826694992