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Furfuryl alcohol

Furfuryl alcohol is an organic compound containing a furan substituted with a hydroxymethyl group. It is a colorless liquid, but aged samples appear amber. It possesses a faint odor of burning and a bitter taste. It is miscible with but unstable in water. It is soluble in common organic solvents.

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Names

Preferred IUPAC name: (Furan-2-yl)methanol

Other names

Furan-2-ylmethanol
Furfuryl alcohol
2-Furanmethanol
2-Furancarbinol
2-(Hydroxymethyl)furan

Identifiers

CAS Number: 98-00-0

JSmol: Interactive image

ChEBI: CHEBI:207496

ChEMBL: ChEMBL308187

ChemSpider: 7083

ECHA InfoCard: 100.002.388

PubChem: 7361

UNII: D582054MUH

Properties

Chemical formula: CHO562

Molar mass: 98.10 g/mol

Appearance: colorless liquid

Odor: burning odor

Density: 1.128 g/cm

Melting point: −29 °C (−20 °F; 244 K)

Boiling point: 170 °C (338 °F; 443 K)

Solubility in water: miscible

Hazards

Safety data sheet: External MSDS

NFPA 704:

Flash point: 65 °C; 149 °F; 338 K

Explosive limits: 1.8% – 16.3%

median concentration: 397 ppm (mouse, 6 hr)
85 ppm (rat, 6 hr)
592 ppm (rat, 1 hr)

lowest published: 597 ppm (mouse, 6 hr)

NIOSH

PEL: TWA 50 ppm (200 mg/m)3

REL: TWA 10 ppm (40 mg/m) ST 15 ppm (60 mg/m) [skin]33

IDLH: 75 ppm

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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