Furfuryl alcohol

C₅H₆O₂CAS 98-00-098.10 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula: C₅H₆O₂
Molar mass: 98.10 g/mol
Exact mass: 98.0368 Da
Density: 1.1296 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point: −15 °C
Boiling point: 171 °C (at 750 Torr)
pKa: 9.55
Flash point: 75 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility: miscible (25 °C)
logP: 0.77Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 33.4 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 1 / 2
Rotatable bonds: 1

Hazards

Danger

H302 Harmful if swallowedAcute toxicity, oral
H312 Harmful in contact with skinAcute toxicity, dermal
H319 Causes serious eye irritationSerious eye damage/eye irritation
H331 Toxic if inhaledAcute toxicity, inhalation
H335 May cause respiratory irritationSpecific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation
H351 Suspected of causing cancerCarcinogenicity
H373 ** May causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposureSpecific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 603-018-00-2), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

98-00-0

SMILES

OCc1ccco1

InChIKey

XPFVYQJUAUNWIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H6O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-3,6H,4H2

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Names and synonyms

17 names · show all

2-Furanmethanol
2-Furylmethanol
2-Furanylmethanol
Chem-rez 200
Furfuranol
NSC 8843
2-Furylmethyl alcohol
Chem-rez fury 454
2-Furancarbinol
Furfuralcohol
α-Furylcarbinol
2-Furylcarbinol
Furylcarbinol
2-Furfuryl alcohol
2-(Hydroxymethyl)furan
5-Hydroxymethylfuran
α-Furfuryl alcohol

Safety data sheets

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Furfuryl alcohol > 95 %Fisher Scientific · 2025-12-18

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Similar compounds

Difurfuryl sulfide13678-67-652 % similar 2-Ethylfuran3208-16-052 % similar Difurfuryl disulfide4437-20-152 % similar 2-Furanmethanamine617-89-052 % similar Furan-2-ylmethanethiol98-02-252 % similar 2-Propylfuran4229-91-848 % similar 2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan1883-75-648 % similar 2-[(Methylthio)methyl]furan1438-91-146 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

All similar compounds

Same formula

Methyl 2-butynoate23326-27-4 2-Methoxyfuran25414-22-6 5,6-Dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one3393-45-1 1,3-Cyclopentanedione3859-41-4 3-Furanmethanol4412-91-3 Tulipalin A547-65-9 Alpha-Angelica lactone591-12-8 4-Pentynoic acid6089-09-4

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