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Furfuryl alcohol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-(Hydroxymethyl)furan

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H6O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
98.10
Beilstein:
106291
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

3.4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
1 mmHg ( 32 °C)
5.5 mmHg ( 55 °C)

Assay

≥97.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

915 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

16.3 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.5% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.486 (lit.)
n20/D 1.486-1.488

bp

170 °C (lit.)

mp

−29 °C (lit.)

density

1.135 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

OCc1ccco1

InChI

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

InChI key

XPFVYQJUAUNWIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Furfuryl alcohol belongs to the furan class of compounds.

Application

Furfuryl alcohol has been used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of furfuryl alcohol in:
  • Transformer or rectifier oils by solid-phase extraction (SPE), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipped with variable ultraviolet (UV) detector.

It may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of furfuryl alcohol in:
  • Coffee samples by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography (GC) coupled to flame ionization detector (FID) as well as mass spectrometry (MS).
  • Jukro tea samples by simultaneous distillation-solvent extraction (SDE) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
  • Electronic-cigarette refill solutions by GC coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) operating on electron impact (EI) mode.

Coffee samples by HPLC coupled with diode array detector (DAD).
Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Caution

may darken upon storage without loss in purity

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Nose, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

149.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

65 °C - closed cup


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Evaluation of flavour profiles in e-cigarette refill solutions using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Aszyk J, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1547(19), 86-98 (2018)
Ionic liquid capillary columns for analysis of multi-component volatiles by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: performance, selectivity, activity and retention indices.
Amaral MSS, et al.
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 410(19), 4615-4632 (2018)
Determination of volatile organic compounds, catechins, caffeine and theanine in Jukro tea at three growth stages by chromatographic and spectrometric methods.
Jeon DB, et al.
Food Chemistry, 219(19), 443-452 (2017)
Ultra-trace analysis of furanic compounds in transformer/rectifier oils with water extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography.
Lin M, et al.
Journal of Separation Science, 39(14), 2777-2784 (2016)
Parameters affecting the exposure to furfuryl alcohol from coffee.
Albouchi A, et al.
Food And Chemical Toxicology, 1547(19), 86-98 (2018)

Protocols

HPLC Analysis of Furans on Ascentis® Express C18

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