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W270202

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5-Methylfurfural

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):
5-Methyl-2-furaldehyde
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
110.11
FEMA Number:
2702
Beilstein:
106895
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
119
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
13.001
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 117

Assay

≥98%

impurities

<0.1% DMF (residual starting material)

refractive index

n20/D 1.531 (lit.)

bp

187 °C (lit.)

density

1.107 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

caramel; maple; spicy; sweet

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)c1ccc(C)o1

InChI

1S/C6H6O2/c1-5-2-3-6(4-7)8-5/h2-4H,1H3

InChI key

OUDFNZMQXZILJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher

grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher, natural

grade

-

grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher

agency

follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA

agency

follows IFRA guidelines

agency

-

agency

follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99%

assay

99%

assay

≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.531 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.531 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.531 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.487 (lit.)

bp

187 °C (lit.)

bp

187 °C (lit.)

bp

187 °C (lit.)

bp

181 °C (lit.)

General description

5-Methylfurfural has been identified as one of the volatile flavor compounds in tamarind, Dutch Coffee, barrel-aged wines and deep fat-fried soybeans.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

161.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

72 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Volatile flavor components of deep fat-fried soybeans.
Wilkens WF & Lin FM.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 18, 337-339 (1970)
Volatile flavor components of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.).
Zhang Y, et al.
J. Essent. Oil Res., 2(4), 197-198 (1990)
Studies on the Flavor Compounds of Dutch Coffee by Headspace GC-Mass.
Hwang SH, et al.
Korean journal of food and cookery science, 30(5), 596-602 (2014)
Formation and degradation of furfuryl alcohol, 5-methylfurfuryl alcohol, vanillyl alcohol, and their ethyl ethers in barrel-aged wines.
Spillman PJ, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 46(2), 657-663 (1998)
S Uddin et al.
Biochemistry and molecular biology international, 35(1), 185-195 (1995-01-01)
Furfural and methylfurfural are dietary mutagens and are present in various food products and beverages. The alkaline-induced unwinding of calf thymus DNA permitted the measurement of the number of strand breaks formed by furfural and methylfurfural, as a function of

Protocols

HPLC Analysis of Furans on Ascentis® Express Phenyl-Hexyl as listed in ASTM method D5837-99

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GC Analysis of Volatiles in Roasted Coffee Beans on Omegawax® after SPME using a 50/30 µm DVB/Carboxen/PDMS Fiber

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