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2-Benzofurancarboxaldehyde

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Synonym(s):

1-Benzofuran-2-carbaldehyde, 2-Benzofurancarbaldehyde, 2-Formylbenzofuran, Benzo[b]-2-furfural, Benzo[b]furan-2-aldehyde, Benzo[b]furan-2-carboxaldehyde, Coumarilaldehyde

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H6O2
CAS Number:
4265-16-1
Molecular Weight:
146.14
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24872834
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
224-248-6
MDL number:
MFCD00015463
Assay:
97%
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100

assay

97%

refractive index

n20/D 1.633 (lit.)

bp

135 °C/18 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.206 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

aldehyde

SMILES string

O=Cc1cc2ccccc2o1

InChI

1S/C9H6O2/c10-6-8-5-7-3-1-2-4-9(7)11-8/h1-6H

InChI key

ADDZHRRCUWNSCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Benzofurancarboxaldehyde, also known as benzo[b]-2-furfural, is an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde.

Application

2-Benzofurancarboxaldehyde may be used in the preparation of (E)-3-(benzofuran-2′-ylmethylidene)-1-methyl-2-indolinone and 1-(benzofuran-2-yl)methanol.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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