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440639

4,5-Dimethyl-2-furaldehyde

97%

Synonym(s):

4,5-Dimethylfurfural

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H8O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
124.14
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
MDL number:
Assay:
97%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Level

assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.529 (lit.)

bp

98-100 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.016 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

aldehyde

SMILES string

Cc1cc(C=O)oc1C

InChI

1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-3-7(4-8)9-6(5)2/h3-4H,1-2H3

InChI key

JPTPEPVCVXGNJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2,6-Dimethyl-4-pyrrone has been reported to undergo photochemical rearrangement to afford 4,5-dimethyl-2-furaldehyde. Mechanism of this photorearrangement has been described.


Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

150.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

66 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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The photochemical rearrangement of 3, 4-diphenyl-4, 5-epoxy-2-cyclopentene-1-one.
Padwa A.
Tetrahedron Letters, 5(15), 813-813 (1964)
Cédric Peyrot et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 25(9) (2020-05-10)
Faced with the ban of some organic UV filters such as octinoxate or avobenzone, especially in Hawaii, it became essential to offer new alternatives that are both renewable and safe for humans and the environment. In this context, a class
Photochemical Transformations of Small Ring Carbonyl Compounds. VIII. Photorearrangements in the Cyclopentenone Oxide Series1, 2.
Padwa A and Hartman R.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 88(7), 1518-1524 (1966)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
440639-1G04061837714627
440639-5G04061837714634