Furfural

CAS: 98-01-1

Ref. TR-F864170

Product Information

• Name: Furfural
• Synonyms: Furane-2-carbaldehyde, 2-Furfurol, 2-Furancarboxaldehyde (9CI, ACI), 2-Furaldehyde (8CI), 2-Formylfuran, 2-Furanal, 2-Furanaldehyde, 2-Furancarbaldehyde, 2-Furancarbonal, 2-Furfural, 2-Furfuraldehyde, 2-Furylaldehyde, 2-Furylcarboxaldehyde, Artificial ant oil, Fural, Furaldehyde, Furan-2-carboxaldehyde, Furancarbonal, Furfuraldehyde, Furfurals, Furfurol, Furfurole, Furfurylaldehyde, Furole, NSC 8841, Pyromucic aldehyde
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Furfural is a compound mainly found in agricultural byproducts, and is produced from the hydrolysis and dehydration of xylan contained in lignocellulose using solid acid catalysts. Furfural is also a potential platform for biofuels and inhibits fermentation in yeast. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Lange, J., et al.: ChemSusChem, 5, 150 (2012); Mamman, A., et al.: Biofuels, Bioprod. Biorefin., 2, 438 (2008); Navarro, A.: Curr. Microbiol., 29, 87 (1994)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 96.08
• Formula: C₅H₄O₂
• Color/Form: Yellow
• InChI: InChI=1S/C5H4O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-4H
• InChI key: InChIKey=HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=Cc1ccco1