Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
benzofuran
Sign in to saveAlso known as benzoxole
Benzofuran is the heterocyclic compound consisting of fused benzene and furan rings. This colourless liquid is a component of coal tar. Benzofuran is the structural nucleus (parent compound) of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, psoralen is a benzofuran derivative that occurs in several plants.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H6O
- Molecular weight
- 118.13 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-benzofuran
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CO2
- InChIKey
- IANQTJSKSUMEQM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.7
- Polar surface area
- 13.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 118.042
Show 3 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₈H₆O
- Commons category
- Benzofuran
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CO2
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Production
- Laboratory methods
- Related compounds
- References
Benzofuran is the heterocyclic compound consisting of fused benzene and furan rings. This colourless liquid is a component of coal tar. Benzofuran is the structural nucleus (parent compound) of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, psoralen is a benzofuran derivative that occurs in several plants.
There are benzofuran based herbicides: ethofumesate and benfuresate. Several psychoactive drugs such as 5-MAPB and 6-APB are also derived from benzofuran.