2-methylfuran

Also known as 2-Methylfuran (ACD/Name 4.0), Methylfuran, 2-Methylfurane, Sylvan, 2-Methyl-Furan, Methylfuran (DOT), 5-Methylfuran, alpha -Methylfuran

2-Methylfuran, also known with the older name of sylvane, is a flammable, water-insoluble liquid with a chocolate odor, found naturally in Myrtle and Dutch Lavender used as a FEMA GRAS flavoring substance, with the potential for use in alternative fuels.

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Vinony files it under 2-Furyl compounds, Biofuels and Chembox image size set.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: C5H6O
Molecular weight: 82.1 g/mol
IUPAC name: 2-methylfuran
SMILES: CC1=CC=CO1
InChIKey: VQKFNUFAXTZWDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 1.8
Polar surface area: 13.1 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 1
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type: Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chemical compound
Mass: 82.042

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chemical formula: C₅H₆O
found in taxon: Homo sapiens
canonical SMILES: CC1=CC=CO1
melting point: -89.0
Commons category: 2-Methylfuran

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Encyclopedic overview

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==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.

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