Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Documents

Safety Information

164542

Sigma-Aldrich

Ethyl 3-furoate

98%

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H8O3
CAS Number:
614-98-2
Molecular Weight:
140.14
EC Number:
210-403-5
MDL number:
MFCD00005348
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24850082
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.46 (lit.)

bp

93-95 °C/35 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.038 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)c1ccoc1

InChI

1S/C7H8O3/c1-2-10-7(8)6-3-4-9-5-6/h3-5H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

LOFDXZJSDVCYAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Ethyl 3-furoate undergoes regioselective palladium(0)-catalyzed arylation reaction with aryl bromides.

Application

Ethyl 3-furoate was used as starting reagent for the synthesis of ethyl 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-7-oxabicyclo[2,2,1]hepta-2,5-diene-5-carboxylate and 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-furan-2-sulfonamide.

Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

138.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

59 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 2 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

JAN Code

164542-BULK:
164542-1G:
164542-5G:
164542-25G:
164542-VAR:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Some reactions of 3, 4-bis (trifluoromethyl) furan and its precursor, 2, 3-bis (trifluoromethyl)-7-oxabicyclo [2, 2, 1] hepta-2, 5-diene: novel isocoumarin formation from thermal reaction of the furan with ethyl propynoate.
Abubakar AB, et al.
Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 56(3), 359-371 (1992)
Novel Synthesis of 1-(1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7-Hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl)-3-[4-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-furan-2-sulfonyl] urea, an Anti-inflammatory Agent.
Urban FJ, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 33(12), 2029-2043 (2003)
Bobby Glover et al.
Organic letters, 5(3), 301-304 (2003-01-31)
[reaction: see text] The regioselective palladium(0)-catalyzed arylation of 3-furoate and 3-thiophenecarboxylate esters with aryl bromides is described. Conditions were developed that allow for the selective synthesis of either 2-aryl or 5-aryl products.

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service