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Furfural

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natural, ≥98%, FCC, FG

Synonym(s):

2-Furaldehyde, Furan-2-carboxaldehyde

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4O2
CAS Number:
98-01-1
Molecular Weight:
96.08
Flavis number:
13.018
PubChem Substance ID:
24900969
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
FEMA Number:
2489
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
202-627-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003229
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
105755
Organoleptic:
almond; baked; bread; woody; sweet
Grade:
FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher, natural
Agency:
follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA
Food allergen:
no known allergens

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InChI key

HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H4O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-4H

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)c1ccco1

grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher, natural

agency

follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009, EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002, FCC, FDA 21 CFR 117, FDA 21 CFR 175.105

vapor density

3.31 (vs air)

vapor pressure

13.5 mmHg ( 55 °C)

assay

≥98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

599 °F

expl. lim.

19.3 %

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refractive index

n20/D 1.525 (lit.)

bp

162 °C (lit.)

mp

−36 °C (lit.)

solubility

95% ethanol: soluble 1 mL/mL, clear

density

1.16 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

greener alternative category

, Aligned

organoleptic

almond; baked; bread; woody; sweet

Quality Level

300, 400

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General description

Furfural is a furan derivative. Production of furfural by dehydration of fructose, glucose and xylose using a biphasic reactor system has been reported. Furfural, a Maillard reaction product, is reported to inhibit the growth and alcohol production bySaccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

136.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

58 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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SHBT1395
SHBS8686
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SHBR9281
SHBS1775

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Inhibition of glycolysis by furfural in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Banerjee N, et al.
Europ. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 11(4), 226-228 (1981)
Selective conversion of furfural to methylfuran over silica-supported Ni Fe bimetallic catalysts.
Sitthisa S, et al.
J. Catal., 284(1), 90-101 (2011)
Selective hydrogenation of furfural and levulinic acid to biofuels on the ecofriendly Cu-Fe catalyst.
Yan K and Chen A.
Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, 115, 101-108 (2014)
Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural by dehydration of biomass-derived mono-and poly-saccharides.
Chheda JN, et al.
Green Chemistry, 9(4), 342-350 (2007)
Jianmin Zhang et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 50(8), 1850-1864 (2007-03-27)
The 3C-like protease (3CLpro), which controls the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus replication, has been identified as a potential target for drug design in the treatment of SARS. A series of tetrapeptide phthalhydrazide ketones, pyridinyl esters, and their analogs
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