Furfural - CAS # 98-01-1
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Chemical Name: Furfural
Chemical Formula: C5H4O2
CAS Number: 98-01-1
Synonyms: Furfural;2-Furaldehyde;«alpha»-Furole;Artificial ant oil;Fural;Furaldehyde;Furale;Furancarbonal;Furfuraldehyde;Furfurole;Furfurylaldehyde;Furole;Pyromucic aldehyde;2-Formylfuran;2-Furanaldehyde;2-Furancarbonal;2-Furfural;2-Furfuraldehyde;2-Furylaldehyde;Furol;2-Furylmethanal;Artificial oil of ants;Furfurale;Furfurol;Nci-C56177;2-Furil-metanale;2-Furankarbaldehyd;Furfuralu;Rcra waste number U125;UN 1199;2-Furylaldehyde xypropane;2-Fury
Appearance: colourless to reddish-brown oily liquid with almond odour
Melting Point: -36 C
Boiling Point: 162 C
Vapor Pressure: 2 mm Hg at 20 C (vap
Flash Point: 60 C
Explosion Limits: 2.1% - 19.3 %
Stability: Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong bases, strong oxidizing agents and strong acids. Flammable.
Molecular Weight: 96.0841
Alternate Names: Furfural | 2-Furancarboxaldehyde | FURFURAL
Department: Organics
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Related Analytes (Furfural):
Furfural acetone 5-Nitro furfural semicarbazone Furfural acetophenone
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