2-furancarboxaldehyde is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Acute toxic
Health hazard
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2-furancarboxaldehyde is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
| Physical Description | Furfural appears as colorless or reddish-brown mobile liquids with a penetrating odor. Flash points 140 °F. Denser than water and soluble in water. Vapors heavier than air. May be toxic by ingestio… |
| Color/Form | Colorless, oily liquid ... Turns yellow to brown on exposure to air and light and resinifies |
| Odor | Peculiar odor, somewhat resembling the odor of benzaldehyde |
| Melting Point | -33.7 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 323.1 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 140 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 1.159 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | 50 to 100 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 68 °F ; 3 mmHg at 86 °F; 10 mmHg at 122 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction = 1.5261 at 20 °C/D |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Turns yellow to brown on exposure to air and light and resinifies |
| IUPAC Name | furan-2-carbaldehyde |
| Molecular Formula | C5H4O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 96.08 g/mol |
| CAS | 98-01-1 |
| SMILES | C1=COC(=C1)C=O |
| InChIKey | HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.610073 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML · 2.5LTR |
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