8.04015

Furfuryl alcohol

for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Furfuryl alcohol, 2-Furylmethanol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₅H₆O₂
• CAS Number: 98-00-0
• Molecular Weight: 98.10
• MDL number: MFCD00003252
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• EC Index Number: 202-626-1
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: 0.53 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥98.0% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 390 °C
• potency: 177 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat); 400 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rabbit)
• expl. lim.: 1.8-16.3 % (v/v)
• pH: 6 (20 °C, 300 g/L in H₂O)
• bp: 170-171 °C/1013 mbar
• mp: -31 °C
• transition temp: flash point 65 °C
• density: 1.13 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• InChI: 1S/C5H6O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-3,6H,4H2
• InChI key: XPFVYQJUAUNWIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Analysis Note

Assay (GC, area%): ≥ 98.0 % (a/a)
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 1.131 - 1.133
Water (K. F.): ≤ 0.20 %
Identity (IR): passes test

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302 - H319 - H331 - H335 - H351 - H373
• pcodes: P202 - P260 - P301 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Nose, Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 149.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 65 °C - closed cup