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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylfuran | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.814 |
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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 |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.4332 (20 °C) [1] |
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Main hazards
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Very flammable, harmful |
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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.
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]