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PYROMUCIC ALDEHYDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Food Additives
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- furan-2-carbaldehyde
1, record 1, English, furan%2D2%2Dcarbaldehyde
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- 2-furaldehyde 2, record 1, English, 2%2Dfuraldehyde
correct
- furfural 3, record 1, English, furfural
former designation, correct
- artificial ant oil 4, record 1, English, artificial%20ant%20oil
- 2-formylfuran 4, record 1, English, 2%2Dformylfuran
- fural 5, record 1, English, fural
- furaldehyde 6, record 1, English, furaldehyde
- furale 4, record 1, English, furale
- 2-furanaldehyde 7, record 1, English, 2%2Dfuranaldehyde
- 2-furancarbonal 8, record 1, English, 2%2Dfurancarbonal
- 2-furan carboxaldehyde 9, record 1, English, 2%2Dfuran%20carboxaldehyde
- 2-furancarboxaldehyde 4, record 1, English, 2%2Dfurancarboxaldehyde
- 2-furfural 4, record 1, English, 2%2Dfurfural
- furfuraldehyde 10, record 1, English, furfuraldehyde
- furfurol 4, record 1, English, furfurol
avoid
- furfurole 4, record 1, English, furfurole
former designation, avoid
- furfuryl aldehyde 11, record 1, English, furfuryl%20aldehyde
- furole 12, record 1, English, furole
- 2-furyl-methanal 4, record 1, English, 2%2Dfuryl%2Dmethanal
- pyromucic aldehyde 13, record 1, English, pyromucic%20aldehyde
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When pure, a colorless liquid aldehyde boiling at 162°C ... It is obtained by the digestion of corn cobs or oat hulls with dilute acid. ... Its unusual solvent properties make it useful in the refining of vegetable and lubricating oils and in extracting certain components, such as butadiene, from cracked refinery gases. 14, record 1, English, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbaldehyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Industrially produced from agricultural wastes. A flavoring for beverages, ice cream, candy, syrups. 15, record 1, English, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbaldehyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
furfural: obsolete form; part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987). 16, record 1, English, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbaldehyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Chemical formula: C5H4O2 or C4H3OCHO 16, record 1, English, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbaldehyde
Record 1, Key term(s)
- artificial oil of ants
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Additifs alimentaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- furan-2-carbaldéhyde
1, record 1, French, furan%2D2%2Dcarbald%C3%A9hyde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- 2-furaldéhyde 2, record 1, French, 2%2Dfurald%C3%A9hyde
correct, masculine noun
- furfural 3, record 1, French, furfural
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- furfurol 4, record 1, French, furfurol
former designation, avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- aldéhyde furanique 5, record 1, French, ald%C3%A9hyde%20furanique
masculine noun
- aldéhyde 2-furfuranique 1, record 1, French, ald%C3%A9hyde%202%2Dfurfuranique
masculine noun
- aldéhyde furfurolique 1, record 1, French, ald%C3%A9hyde%20furfurolique
masculine noun
- aldéhyde pyromucique 6, record 1, French, ald%C3%A9hyde%20pyromucique
masculine noun
- formyl-2-furanne 7, record 1, French, formyl%2D2%2Dfuranne
masculine noun
- fural 5, record 1, French, fural
masculine noun
- fural-2 aldéhyde 5, record 1, French, fural%2D2%20ald%C3%A9hyde
masculine noun
- furfuraldéhyde 8, record 1, French, furfurald%C3%A9hyde
masculine noun
- furol 6, record 1, French, furol
masculine noun
- furfurole 9, record 1, French, furfurole
former designation, avoid, masculine noun
- furylaldéhyde 10, record 1, French, furylald%C3%A9hyde
masculine noun
- furylméthanal 1, record 1, French, furylm%C3%A9thanal
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Composé organique qui comporte un groupement fonctionnel aldéhyde [...] C'est un liquide incolore, huileux, qui bout à 162 °C et dont l'odeur rappelle l'essence de cannelle et l'essence d'amandes amères. 11, record 1, French, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbald%C3%A9hyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le furfural est obtenu industriellement à partir de la balle de riz, des rafles de maïs et d'autres déchets agricoles [...]. On l'emploie [...] comme solvant sélectif pour séparer les fractions saturées des fractions insaturées et aromatiques dans le raffinage des huiles minérales lubrifiantes. 12, record 1, French, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbald%C3%A9hyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aromatisant de boissons, crèmes glacées, bonbons, sirops. 13, record 1, French, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbald%C3%A9hyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
furfurol : Cette variante (avec le suffixe -ol des alcools) est impropre. 1, record 1, French, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbald%C3%A9hyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
furfural : forme vieillie; fait partie de la Liste de divulgation des ingrédients de la Loi sur les produits dangereux (du Canada; enr. DORS s/88-64, 31 déc. 1987). 14, record 1, French, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbald%C3%A9hyde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Formule chimique : C5H4O2 ou C4H3OCHO 14, record 1, French, - furan%2D2%2Dcarbald%C3%A9hyde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Aditivos alimentarios
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- furfural
1, record 1, Spanish, furfural
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- furaldehído 2, record 1, Spanish, furaldeh%C3%ADdo
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Líquido incoloro, soluble en alcohol, éter y benceno. Combustible. Muy tóxico. Irritante. 3, record 1, Spanish, - furfural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: C5H4O2 o C4H3OCHO 4, record 1, Spanish, - furfural
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