2,5-Dimethylfuran

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
625-86-5

[ Name ]:
2,5-Dimethylfuran

[Synonym ]:
2,5-dimethyl furan
2,5-Dimethylfuran
2,5-dimethylylfuran
MFCD00003250
Furan,2,5-dimethyl
T5OJ B1 E1
1,5-Dimethylfurane
EINECS 210-914-3
Furan, 2,5-dimethyl-
2,4-DIMETHOXYTHIOPHENOL

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
93.1±9.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
-62 °C

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₆H₈O

[ Molecular Weight ]:
96.127

[ Flash Point ]:
-1.7±0.0 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
96.057518

[ PSA ]:
13.14000

[ LogP ]:
2.30

[ Vapour density ]:
3.31 (vs air)

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
57.1±0.2 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.451

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: LU0875000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Furan, 2,5-dimethyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 625-86-5

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 4

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C6-H8-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 96.14

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: T5OJ B1 E1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 500 ppm/4H

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :: Rodent - hamster Ovary

DOSE/DURATION :: 8 mmol/L

REFERENCE :: CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,89,1981

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS02, GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225-H302

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S16

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1993 3/PG 2

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
LU0875000

[ Packaging Group ]:
II

[ Hazard Class ]:
3

[ HS Code ]:
29321900

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 29321900

Articles

Furanic compounds and furfural in different coffee products by headspace liquid-phase micro-extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: survey and effect of brewing procedures.

Food. Addit. Contam. Part. B. Surveill. 8(1) , 73-80, (2015)

In this study, the levels of furan, 2-methylfuran, 2,5-dimethylfuran, vinyl furan, 2-methoxymethyl-furan and furfural in different coffee products were evaluated. Simultaneous determination of these s...

On the Diels-Alder approach to solely biomass-derived polyethylene terephthalate (PET): conversion of 2,5-dimethylfuran and acrolein into p-xylene.

Chemistry 17(44) , 12452-7, (2011)

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a polymeric material with high global demand. Conventionally, PET is produced from fossil-fuel-based materials. Herein, we explored the feasibility of a sustainable...

Light effect and reactive oxygen species in the action of ciprofloxacin on Staphylococcus aureus.

J. Photochem. Photobiol. B, Biol. 76(1-3) , 13-8, (2004)

Oxygen consumption by Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 sensitive to ciprofloxacin was determined with an oxygen selective electrode. Increase in the O(2) consumption was observed with 0.45 micromL(-1)...