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Sigma-Aldrich

5-Methylfurfural

Vetec™, reagent grade, 98%

Synonym(s):

5-Methyl-2-furaldehyde

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6O2
CAS Number:
620-02-0
Molecular Weight:
110.11
Beilstein:
106895
EC Number:
210-622-6
MDL number:
MFCD00003232
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329830095

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

Assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.531 (lit.)

bp

187 °C (lit.)

density

1.107 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)c1ccc(C)o1

InChI

1S/C6H6O2/c1-5-2-3-6(4-7)8-5/h2-4H,1H3

InChI key

OUDFNZMQXZILJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

161.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

72 °C - closed cup

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Shahabuddin et al.
Mutagenesis, 5(2), 131-136 (1990-03-01)
Methylfurfural (MF) or 5-methyl 2-furaldehyde is a dietary mutagen and is present in various food products and beverages. Alkaline unwinding of calf thymus DNA and the protection of cleavage sites in lambda phage DNA from the action of various restriction
E M Jouad et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 86(2-3), 565-571 (2001-09-22)
5-Methyl 2-furfuraldehyde thiosemicarbazone (M5HFTSC) with nickel(II) leads to three types of complexes: [Ni(M5HFTSC)(2)X(2)], [Ni(M5FTSC)(2)] and [Ni(M5FTSC)(2)] x 2DMF. In the first type the ligand remains in thione form, while in the two other, the anionic thiolato form is involved. The
M Pitié et al.
Nucleic acids research, 28(24), 4856-4864 (2000-01-11)
Mechanisms of DNA oxidation by copper complexes of 3-Clip-Phen and its conjugate with a distamycin analogue, in the presence of a reductant and air, were studied. Characterisation of the production of 5-methylenefuranone (5-MF) and furfural, associated with the release of
S Uddin et al.
Biochemistry and molecular biology international, 35(1), 185-195 (1995-01-01)
Furfural and methylfurfural are dietary mutagens and are present in various food products and beverages. The alkaline-induced unwinding of calf thymus DNA permitted the measurement of the number of strand breaks formed by furfural and methylfurfural, as a function of
Nick Wierckx et al.
Microbial biotechnology, 3(3), 336-343 (2011-01-25)
The formation of toxic fermentation inhibitors such as furfural and 5-hydroxy-2-methylfurfural (HMF) during acid (pre-)treatment of lignocellulose, calls for the efficient removal of these compounds. Lignocellulosic hydrolysates can be efficiently detoxified biologically with microorganisms that specifically metabolize the fermentation inhibitors
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