Furfuryl Alcohol can cause cancer according to The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Acute toxic
Health hazard
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Furfuryl Alcohol can cause cancer according to The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
| Physical Description | Furfuryl alcohol appears as a clear colorless liquid. Flash point 167 °F. Boiling point 171 °F. Denser than water. Contact may irritate skin, eyes and mucous membranes. May be toxic by ingestion an… |
| Color/Form | Colorless to yellow liquid |
| Odor | Faint burning odor |
| Melting Point | -24 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 338 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 167 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 1.13 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 73 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.4 mmHg at 68 °F ; 1 mmHg at 89.2 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction = 1.4869 at 20 °C |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Turns amber due to autoxidation and intermolecular dehydration during storage and turns black in presence of air |
| IUPAC Name | furan-2-ylmethanol |
| Molecular Formula | C5H6O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 98.10 g/mol |
| CAS | 98-00-0 |
| SMILES | C1=COC(=C1)CO |
| InChIKey | XPFVYQJUAUNWIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.610070 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM · 1LTR · 2.5LTR |
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