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| IUPAC name | 2-furanmethanol |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 98-00-0 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C5H6O2 |
| Molar mass | 98.10 g/mol |
| Density | 1.130 g/cm3 |
| Melting point |
-29 °C |
| Boiling point |
170 °C |
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| MSDS | External MSDS |
| NFPA 704 |
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| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references |
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Furfuryl alcohol, also called 2-furylmethanol or 2-furancarbinol, is an organic compound containing a furan substitited with a hydroxymethyl group. It is a clear amber liquid with a faint burning odor and a bitter taste. It is miscible with, but unstable in, water. It is soluble in common organic solvents. Upon treatment with acids, it forms a resin.
Furfuryl alcohol is manufactured industrially by the catalytic reduction of furfural which is obtained from corncobs and sugar cane bagasse. It finds use as a solvent, but is primarily used as an ingredient in the manufacture of various chemical products such as foundry resins, adhesives, and wetting agents.
Furfuryl alcohol has been used in rocketry as a fuel which ignites hypergolically (immediately and energetically in contact) with white fuming nitric acid or red fuming nitric acid oxidizer. This avoids needing separate igniters. Furfuryl alcohol is probably a BK channel agonist.
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- Literature: K.J. Zeitsch,The Chemistry and Technology of Furfural and its Many By-Products, Elsevier, 2000
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