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2-HYDROXYMETHYLFURAN [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C4H3OCH2OH
formula, see observation
C5H6O2
formula, see observation
0CH:CHCH:CCH2OH
formula, see observation
98-00-0
CAS number
DEF

A chemical compound which appears under the form of a colorless, mobile liquid becoming brown to dark-red upon exposure to light and air, which autopolymerizes with acid catalysts, often with explosive violence, to form a thermosetting resin that cures to an insoluble, infusible solid, highly resistant to chemical attack, and which is used as a flavoring agent, a penetrant, a solvent for dyes and resins, a wetting agent, in corrosion-resistant sealants and cements, foundry cores, furanpolymers and in modified urea-formaldehyde polymers.

OBS

furan-2-ylmethanol: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

2-furanmethanol: CAS name.

OBS

furfuryl alcohol: incorrect form.

OBS

Chemical formula: C4H3OCH2OH or C5H6O2 or OCH:CHCH:CCH2OH

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C4H3OCH2OH
formula, see observation
C5H6O2
formula, see observation
0CH:CHCH:CCH2OH
formula, see observation
98-00-0
CAS number
OBS

furan-2-ylméthanol : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

alcool furfurylique : forme incorrecte.

OBS

Formule chimique : C4H3OCH2OH ou C5H6O2 ou OCH:CHCH:CCH2OH

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C4H3OCH2OH
formula, see observation
C5H6O2
formula, see observation
0CH:CHCH:CCH2OH
formula, see observation
98-00-0
CAS number
OBS

Líquido móvil, incoloro. Autopolimeriza con un catalizador ácido, formando una resina que cura u origina un sólido insoluble e infusible. Soluble en alcohol, cloroformo, benceno, agua. Combustible. Tóxico.

OBS

Fórmula química: C4H3OCH2OH o C5H6O2 o OCH:CHCH:CCH2OH

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