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4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone

15 wt. % (in propylene glycol), FG

Synonym(s):

2,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone, Furaneol, Strawberry furanone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8O3
CAS Number:
3658-77-3
Molecular Weight:
128.13
FEMA Number:
3174
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1281357
EC Number:
222-908-8
MDL number:
MFCD00010706
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
329830574
Flavis number:
13.010
NACRES:
NA.21
organoleptic:
caramel; strawberry; sweet
grade:
FG
Halal
Kosher
biological source:
synthetic
food allergen:
no known allergens

biological source

synthetic

grade

FG
Halal
Kosher

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

concentration

15 wt. % (in propylene glycol)

refractive index

n20/D 1.444

mp

73-77 °C (lit.)

density

1.057 at 25 °C

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

caramel; strawberry; sweet

SMILES string

CC1OC(C)=C(O)C1=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O3/c1-3-5(7)6(8)4(2)9-3/h3,8H,1-2H3

InChI key

INAXVXBDKKUCGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314,H317

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

210.2 °F

flash_point_c

99 °C

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Nonjabulo P Gule et al.
Water research, 47(3), 1049-1059 (2012-12-25)
The 3(2H) furanone derivative 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone (DMHF) was investigated for its antimicrobial and cell-adhesion inhibition properties against Klebsiella pneumoniae Xen 39, Staphylococcus aureus Xen 36, Escherichia coli Xen 14, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Xen 5 and Salmonella typhimurium Xen 26. Nanofibers electrospun from
Yu Wang et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 56(16), 7405-7409 (2008-07-03)
The caramel-like aroma compound, 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone (DMHF) was quantified and verified by HPLC and GC-MS in the Maillard reaction based on methylglyoxal (MG). The reaction was performed in the 0.5 M phosphate buffer by heating MG with or without either glycine
J Lee et al.
The British journal of dermatology, 157(2), 242-248 (2007-07-26)
Increased production and accumulation of melanin is characteristic of a large number of skin diseases, including acquired hyperpigmentation such as melasma, postinflammatory melanoderma and solar lentigo. Thus, there is a increasing need for the development of depigmenting agents. To evaluate
Petra Steinhaus et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 55(15), 6262-6269 (2007-07-03)
Application of aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) to the volatiles isolated from a commercial Japanese soy sauce revealed 30 odor-active compounds in the flavor dilution (FD) factor range of 8-4096, among which 2-phenylethanol showed the highest FD factor of 4096
Fernando de la Peña Moreno et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1217(7), 1083-1088 (2009-11-03)
A method based on the use of the through oven transfer adsorption-desorption (TOTAD) interface in on-line coupling between reversed phase liquid chromatography and gas chromatography (RPLC-GC) for the determination of chiral volatile compounds was developed. In particular, the method was
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