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5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde, 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural, 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde, HMF

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6O3
CAS Number:
67-47-0
Molecular Weight:
126.11
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757882
EC Number:
200-654-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
110889
MDL number:
MFCD00003234
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

assay

≥98.0% (GC/HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

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.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

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

General description

5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural is an organic compound, widely spread in food products and is formed in sugar containing food when exposed to heat. It is widely used as an indicator of quality in food products. It is also employed to indicate the adulteration of food products with acid converted invert syrups.

Application

5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural has been used as standard in the high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) analysis for the determination of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural content in co-hydrolysates and fermentation broth of lignocellulosic biomass for the lipid accumulation in M. isabellina type of microorganisms.
5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural has been used as a standard in the high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) analysis for the determination of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural content in co-hydrolysates and fermentation broth of lignocellulosic biomass for the lipid accumulation in M. isabellina type of microorganisms. 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in vinegar and fruit juice samples using chromatography techniques.
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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

174.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

79 °C - closed cup

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCM8488
BCCK0396
BCCL2362
BCCF9468
BCCC9561

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Determination of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in vinegar samples by HPLC
Theobald A, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 46(5), 1850-1854 (1998)
Simultaneous determination of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and patulin in apple juice by reversed-phase liquid chromatography
Gokmen V and Acar J
Journal of Chromatography A, 847(1-2), 69-74 (1999)
Co?hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for microbial lipid accumulation
Ruan N, et al.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 110, 1039-1049 (2013)
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