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2-Furoic acid

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Synonym(s):

Furan-2-carboxylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4O3
CAS Number:
88-14-2
Molecular Weight:
112.08
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24894811
EC Number:
201-803-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
110149
MDL number:
MFCD00003238
Assay:
98%
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assay

98%

bp

230-232 °C (lit.)

mp

128-132 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1ccco1

InChI

1S/C5H4O3/c6-5(7)4-2-1-3-8-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7)

InChI key

SMNDYUVBFMFKNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Some of the applications of 2-furoic acid include:
  • Synthesis of a single-molecule magnet, Mn11Gd2 based high-nuclearity heterometallic complex.
  • Synthesis of orally active antidiabetic vanadyl complex, bis(α-furancarboxylato)oxovanadium(IV).
  • As a ligand in the synthesis of luminescent 4f-3d heterometallic one-dimensional coordination polymers.
  • Synthesis of biocompatible multifunctional dextran furoate nanospheres.

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Corrosion
GHS05

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Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

flash_point_f

282.7 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

139.3 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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