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Furan

98%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4O
CAS Number:
110-00-9
Molecular Weight:
68.07
Beilstein:
103221
EC Number:
203-727-3
MDL number:
MFCD00003222
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329799690

vapor density

2.35 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1672 mmHg ( 55 °C)
31.66 psi ( 55 °C)
493 mmHg ( 20 °C)
9.22 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

98%

contains

0.025 wt. % BHT as inhibitor

expl. lim.

14.3 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.421 (lit.)

bp

32 °C/758 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.936 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

c1ccoc1

InChI

1S/C4H4O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H

InChI key

YLQBMQCUIZJEEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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185922

Furan, ≥99%

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 1B - Flam. Liq. 1 - Muta. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2

Supplementary Hazards

EUH019

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-32.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-36 °C - closed cup

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Rialet Pieters et al.
Environment international, 66, 71-78 (2014-02-18)
In South Africa, 26-50% of households use solid fuel for cooking food and heating houses. When used as fuel, wood and chlorinated waste are known sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Here, we compare PCDD/F
C W Heppner et al.
Food additives and contaminants, 24 Suppl 1, 114-121 (2007-09-22)
Furan is an organic, volatile compound used in various chemical-manufacturing industries. Headspace gas chromatography is the analytical method of choice for obtaining reliable results on its occurrence. The presence of furan in some food items has been known since the
Prashant Sonar et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(16), 1588-1590 (2012-11-09)
A fluorenone based alternating copolymer () with a furan based fused aromatic moiety has been designed and synthesized. exhibits a small band gap with a lower HOMO value. Testing this polymer semiconductor as the active layer in organic thin-film transistors
Luca Chiari et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 138(7), 074302-074302 (2013-03-01)
Cross section results from a joint experimental and theoretical investigation into positron scattering from 3-hydroxy-tetrahydrofuran (3H-THF) are presented. Total and positronium (Ps) formation cross sections have been measured from 1 to 190 eV using the positron beamline at the Australian
Thomas Wenzl et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 389(1), 119-137 (2007-08-04)
Heat-induced food contaminants have attracted attention of both the scientific community and the public in recent years. The presence of substances considered possibly or probably carcinogenic to humans has triggered an extensive debate on the healthiness of even staple foods.
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