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4,5-Dimethyl-2-furaldehyde

97%

Synonym(s):

4,5-Dimethylfurfural

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H8O2
CAS Number:
52480-43-0
Molecular Weight:
124.14
MDL number:
MFCD00085030
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24867614
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.529 (lit.)

bp

98-100 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.016 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1cc(C=O)oc1C

InChI

1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-3-7(4-8)9-6(5)2/h3-4H,1-2H3

InChI key

JPTPEPVCVXGNJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2,6-Dimethyl-4-pyrrone has been reported to undergo photochemical rearrangement to afford 4,5-dimethyl-2-furaldehyde. Mechanism of this photorearrangement has been described.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

150.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

66 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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The photochemical rearrangement of 3, 4-diphenyl-4, 5-epoxy-2-cyclopentene-1-one.
Padwa A.
Tetrahedron Letters, 5(15), 813-813 (1964)
Photochemical Transformations of Small Ring Carbonyl Compounds. VIII. Photorearrangements in the Cyclopentenone Oxide Series1, 2.
Padwa A and Hartman R.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 88(7), 1518-1524 (1966)
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