3-Methylfuran

3-Methylfuran
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Methylfuran
Other names
3MF
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 930-27-8
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 12998
ECHA InfoCard 100.126.998 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 13587
UNII
  • 5R72A0440N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID10239228 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H6O/c1-5-2-3-6-4-5/h2-4H,1H3
    Key: KJRRQXYWFQKJIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C5H6O/c1-5-2-3-6-4-5/h2-4H,1H3
    Key: KJRRQXYWFQKJIP-UHFFFAOYAM
  • CC1=COC=C1
Properties
Chemical formula
 C5H6O
Molar mass 82.102 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

3-Methylfuran is an organic compound with the formula C5H6O. It is formed from the gas-phase reaction of hydroxyl radical with isoprene.[1]

In mice, it is toxic by inhalation.[2]

See also

  • 2-Methylfuran

References

  1. ^ Atkinson, Roger; Sara M. Aschmann (1989), "Formation of 3-Methylfuran from the gas-phase reaction of OH radicals with isoprene and the rate constant for its reaction with the OH radical", International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 21 (7): 593–604, doi:10.1002/kin.550210709
  2. ^ Haschek, Wanda M.; Michael R. Boyd (1984), "Acute inhalation toxicity of 3-methylfuran in the mouse: Pathology, cell kinetics, and respiratory rate effects", Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 72 (1): 124–133, doi:10.1016/0041-008X(84)90256-4, PMID 6710479


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