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Furfuryl alcohol

98%

• Synonym(s): 2-(Hydroxymethyl)furan
• 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
• eCl@ss: 39150701
• PubChem Substance ID: 24851190
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor density: 3.4 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 100
• 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.)
• solubility: alcohol: soluble; benzene: soluble; chloroform: soluble; diethyl ether: very soluble; water: miscible
• 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

Description

General description

Furfuryl alcohol is an efficient trapping agent for singlet oxygen determination in natural waters. Mechanism of acid-catalyzed polycondensation of furfuryl alcohol has been investigated.

Furfuryl alcohol is a furan derivative widely used as a singlet oxygen trapping agent and food additive. Building block for resins, adhesives and coatings.

Application

Furfuryl alcohol has been used as a carbon source in the synthesis of titanium carbide nanofibers/nanoribbons, applicable in the carbide-derived carbon (CDC) material preparation.
It can also be used:

• As a starting material to synthesize ethyl levulinate, a biofuel from lignocellulosic residues.
• To prepare colloidal microporous carbon spheres, applicable as adsorbents and catalyst supports.
• As a starting material to prepare cyclopentanone through aqueous phase hydrogenation reaction using metal catalysts.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS06,GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H302,H319,H331,H335,H351,H373
• Precautionary Statements: P202 - P260 - P301 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation - STOT SE 3
• Target Organs: Nose, Respiratory system
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): closed cup
• Flash Point(C): closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves