5-Methyl-2-furaldehyde

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
620-02-0

[ Name ]:
5-Methyl-2-furaldehyde

[Synonym ]:
2-Furancarboxaldehyde, 5-methyl-
5-Methylfuran-2-carbaldehyd
5-Methylfurfural
T5OJ BVH E1
5-Methyl-2-furaldehyde
5-Methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde
EINECS 210-622-6
5-Methylfuran-2-carboxaldehyde
MFCD00003232
5-methylfuran-2-carbaldehyde
5-Methylfurfural

Biological Activity

[Description]:

5-Methylfurfural is a naturally occurring substance, found in cigarette smoke condensate, licorice essential oil, stored dehydrated orange powder, baked potato flour, volatile compounds of roast beef, aroma concentrate of sponge cake. bread and in coffee, tea and cocoa[1]. A flavoring agent.

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Natural Products >> Others

Research Areas >> Others

[Related Small Molecules]

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.1±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
187.0±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₆H₆O₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
110.111

[ Flash Point ]:
72.8±0.0 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
110.036781

[ PSA ]:
30.21000

[ LogP ]:
1.19

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.6±0.3 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.513

[ Storage condition ]:
Refrigerator

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: LT7032500

CHEMICAL NAME :: 2-Furaldehyde, 5-methyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 620-02-0

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :: 0106895

LAST UPDATED :: 199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C6-H6-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 110.12

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: T5OJ BVH E1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 2200 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :: Rodent - hamster Ovary

DOSE/DURATION :: 37700 umol/L

REFERENCE :: CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,89,1981

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36-S24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
NA 1993 / PGIII

[ WGK Germany ]:
2

[ RTECS ]:
LT7032500

[ HS Code ]:
2932999099

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2932190090

[ Summary ]:
2932190090 other compounds containing an unfused furan ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:20.0%

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