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Furfuryl alcohol

98%

Synonym(s):

2-(Hydroxymethyl)furan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H6O2
CAS Number:
98-00-0
Molecular Weight:
98.10
Beilstein:
106291
EC Number:
202-626-1
MDL number:
MFCD00003252
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24894803

vapor density

3.4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
1 mmHg ( 32 °C)
5.5 mmHg ( 55 °C)

Assay

98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

915 °F

expl. lim.

16.3 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.486 (lit.)

bp

170 °C (lit.)

mp

−29 °C (lit.)

density

1.135 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCc1ccco1

InChI

1S/C5H6O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-3,6H,4H2

InChI key

XPFVYQJUAUNWIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Nose, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

149.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

65 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Annica Pilgård et al.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 29(9), 1918-1924 (2010-09-08)
The furfurylation process is an extensively investigated wood modification process. Furfuryl alcohol molecules penetrate into the wood cell wall and polymerize in situ. This results in a permanent swelling of the wood cell walls. It is unclear whether or not
Marco Minella et al.
Chemosphere, 90(2), 306-311 (2012-08-28)
Suspended particles in a system made up of Aldrich humic acids (HAs) in water account for about 13% of the total HA mass, 10-11% of the organic carbon and 9-11% of radiation extinction in the UVA region. Extinction would be
Svilen P Simeonov et al.
ChemSusChem, 12(12), 2748-2754 (2019-05-06)
A new scalable synthesis of pentane-1,2,5-triol from the furanics platform has been developed. Excellent yields of up to 92 % are obtained under flow conditions by using readily available catalysts from the existing pool. The strategy exploits the highly functionalized Achmatowicz
Jiawei Guo et al.
Organic letters, 16(19), 5088-5091 (2014-09-16)
A Lewis acid promoted cascade cycloaddition/ring-opening of 2-furylcarbinols with alkyl or aryl azides is described. The reaction features an initial formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition to form a trisubstitued triazole motif, followed by a ring opening of furan to generate
Highly selective decarbonylation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural in the presence of compressed carbon dioxide.
Frank M A Geilen et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 50(30), 6831-6834 (2011-06-11)
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