W317403

4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone

≥98%, FCC, FG

• Synonym(s): 2,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone, Furaneol, Strawberry furanone
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₈O₃
• CAS Number: 3658-77-3
• Molecular Weight: 128.13
• FEMA Number: 3174
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1281357
• EC Number: 222-908-8
• Council of Europe no.: 536
• MDL number: MFCD00010706
• UNSPSC Code: 12164502
• PubChem Substance ID: 24901514
• Flavis number: 13.010
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• biological source: synthetic
• Quality Level: 400
• grade: FG; Fragrance grade; Halal; Kosher
• agency: follows IFRA guidelines; meets purity specifications of JECFA
• reg. compliance: EU Regulation 1223/2009; EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002; FCC
• assay: ≥98%
• mp: 73-77 °C (lit.)
• application(s): flavors and fragrances
• documentation: see Safety & Documentation for available documents
• food allergen: no known allergens
• fragrance allergen: no known allergens
• organoleptic: caramel; strawberry; sweet
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: CC1OC(C)=C(O)C1=O
• InChI: 1S/C6H8O3/c1-3-5(7)6(8)4(2)9-3/h3,8H,1-2H3
• InChI key: INAXVXBDKKUCGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone is a flavor compound that occurs in fruits such as pineapple, strawberry and mango.

Application

• FaQR, required for the biosynthesis of the strawberry flavor compound 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, encodes an enone oxidoreductase.: This study identifies the FaQR gene as essential for the biosynthesis of the key strawberry flavor compound, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone. The research highlights the enzymatic pathway involved and its potential applications in biotechnology for flavor enhancement in food products (Raab et al., 2006).

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302,H314,H317
• pcodes: P260 - P272 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1
• Storage Class: 8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves