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    2-Methylfuran

    Topic: Chemistry

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    2-Methylfuran
    Skeletal formula
    Ball-and-stick model
    Names
    Preferred IUPAC name
    2-Methylfuran
    Identifiers
    3D model (JSmol)
    ChEBI
    ChemSpider
    EC Number
    • 208-594-5
    UNII
    Properties
    C5H6O
    Molar mass 82.10 g/mol
    Appearance Colorless to pale yellow/green liquid
    Density 0.91546 g/mL (20 °C) [1]
    Boiling point 64[2][1] °C (147 °F; 337 K)
    3000 mg/L (20 °C)
    Solubility in ethanol Soluble
    1.4332 (20 °C) [1]
    Hazards
    Main hazards Very flammable, harmful
    NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
    Flammability code 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasolineHealth code 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformReactivity code 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
    3
    2
    1
    Flash point −22 °C; −8 °F; 251 K
    Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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    2-Methylfuran, also known with the older name of sylvane, is a flammable, water-insoluble liquid[3] with a chocolate odor, found naturally in Myrtle and Dutch Lavender[4] used as a FEMA GRAS flavoring substance,[5] with the potential for use in alternative fuels.

    Manufacture

    2-Methylfuran is an article of commerce (chemical intermediate) and is normally manufactured by catalytic hydrogenolysis of furfural alcohol or via a hydrogenation-hydrogenolysis sequence from furfural in the vapor phase.[6]

    See also

    • Swiftfuel

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Baird, Zachariah Steven; Uusi-Kyyny, Petri; Pokki, Juha-Pekka; Pedegert, Emilie; Alopaeus, Ville (6 Nov 2019). "Vapor Pressures, Densities, and PC-SAFT Parameters for 11 Bio-compounds". International Journal of Thermophysics 40 (11): 102. doi:10.1007/s10765-019-2570-9. Bibcode: 2019IJT....40..102B. 
    2. ↑ NIST Chemistry WebBook. http://webbook.nist.gov
    3. ↑ Kenneth Barbalace. "Chemical Database - 2-Methylfuran. EnvironmentalChemistry.com. 1995 - 2008. Accessed on-line: 8/26/2008". http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/chemicals/cn/2-Methylfuran.html. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
    4. ↑ Jim Duke. "Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. [Online Database 26 August 2008. 2-METHYL-FURAN"]. https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/search/list. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
    5. ↑ "2-methyl furan". The Good Scents Company.. http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1023171.html. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
    6. ↑ L. W. Burnette, et al., "Production of 2-Methylfuran by Vapor Phase Hydrogenation of Furfural" Industrial and engineering Chemistry, V40, P502-505 (1948).

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