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2,5-Dimethylfuran

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Synonym(s):
2-Methyl-5-methylfuran
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
96.13
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
106449
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.31 (vs air)

assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.441 (lit.)

bp

92-94 °C (lit.)

mp

−62 °C (lit.)

density

0.903 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(C)o1

InChI

1S/C6H8O/c1-5-3-4-6(2)7-5/h3-4H,1-2H3

InChI key

GSNUFIFRDBKVIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2,5-Dimethylfuran is a heterocyclic furan used as a building block in organic synthesis.

Application

2,5-Dimethylfuran can be used as:
  • A reactant to prepare exo-maleimide-dimethylfuran cyclo adduct, which is used in the synthesis of oligonucleotide conjugates.
  • An arynophile to synthesize 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-1,4-epoxynaphthalene (fused benzene) by reacting with a mixture of neopentyl glycol and 2-hydroxyphenylboronic acid in the presence of a strong base.
  • A precursor to prepare p-xylene via Diels-Alder cycloaddition and subsequent dehydration reaction.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

33.8 °F

flash_point_c

1 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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