4-Methoxy-2(5H)-furanone

4-Methoxy-2(5H)-furanone Structure
4-Methoxy-2(5H)-furanone structure
Common Name 4-Methoxy-2(5H)-furanone
CAS Number 69556-70-3 Molecular Weight 114.09900
Density 1.19 g/cm3 Boiling Point 105 °C0.5 mm Hg(lit.)
Molecular Formula C5H6O3 Melting Point 62-64 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 120.4ºC

The possible involvement of 3-methoxy-2(5H)-furanone in the etiology of Narthecium asiaticum maxim. associated nephrotoxicity in cattle.

Nat. Toxins 7(6) , 317-9, (1999)

Two samples of Narthecium asiaticum Maxim leaves collected in Japan were found to contain 103 microg(-1) and 160 microg g(-1) dry matter of 3-methoxy-2(5H)-furanone respectively. 3-Methoxy-2(5h)-furanone was suggested to be the toxic principle of N. asiaticum...

Toward the synthesis of the antibiotic tetrodecamycin. Paintner FF, et al.

Tetrahedron Lett. 41(51) , 9977-9980, (2000)