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2-Methyltetrahydro-3-furanone

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Synonym(s):

4,5-Dihydro-2-methyl-3(2H)-furanone, 2-Methyltetrahydro-3-furanone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H8O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
100.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1341334
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.429 (lit.)

bp

139 °C (lit.)

density

1.034 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC1OCCC1=O

InChI

1S/C5H8O2/c1-4-5(6)2-3-7-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

FCWYQRVIQDNGBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

2-Methyltetrahydro-3-furanone has been employed as an quorum sensing inhibitor-molecule to investigate its effect on growth and biofilm formation in Hafnia alvei.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 3

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WGK 2

flash_point_f

102.2 °F

flash_point_c

39 °C

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Eliseth Souza Viana et al.
Biological research, 42(4), 427-436 (2010-02-09)
The objective of this study was to detect the presence of acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), signal molecules of the quorum sensing system in biofilm formed by Hafnia alvei strains. It also evaluated the effect of synthetic quorum sensing inhibitors in

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