H40807

5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde

99%

• Synonym(s): 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural, 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde, HMF
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₆O₃
• CAS Number: 67-47-0
• Molecular Weight: 126.11
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 110889
• EC Number: 200-654-9
• MDL number: MFCD00003234
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24895618
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• assay: 99%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.562 (lit.)
• bp: 114-116 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 28-34 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.243 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: [H]C(=O)c1ccc(CO)o1
• InChI: 1S/C6H6O3/c7-3-5-1-2-6(4-8)9-5/h1-3,8H,4H2
• InChI key: NOEGNKMFWQHSLB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF) can be used in the synthesis of:

• Furan-2,5-dicarboxaldehyde (FDA) using a vanadyl phosphate-based catalyst via selective oxidation.
• Prepolymer and antiviral precursor, 5,5′-oxy(bismethylene)-2-furaldehyde (OBMF) using solid acid catalysts via etherification reaction.
• Diformylfurane (DFF) by aerobic oxidation using pyridine-vanadyl complexes.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313 - P337 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 174.2 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 79 °C - closed cup
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves