Furfuraldehyde is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid with a special smell similar to benzaldehyde. When storing it, it needs to be ventilated, dry, and avoid high temperature environments. It is widely used in synthetic rubber, medicine, pesticides and other fields, mainly as an industrial solvent, and can also be used to prepare furfuryl alcohol, furoic acid, tetrahydrofuran, γ-valerolactone, pyrrole, tetrahydropyrrole, etc.
CAS No.: 98-01-1
Product Name: Furfural
Synonyms: Furfuraldehyde; Furfurol; 2-Furaldehyde; 2-Furancarboxaldehyde; Furan-2-carboxaldehyde
Molecular Formula: C5H4O2
MW: 96.08
Properties:
Melting point:−36 ℃(lit.)
Boiling point:54-56℃11 mm Hg
density:1.16 g/mL at 25 ℃(lit.)
vapor density:3.31 (vs air)
vapor pressure:13.5 mm Hg ( 55 ℃)
Specification:
Content:98.5% min
Moisture:0.2% max
Acid Mol/L:0.016 max
Refractive Index 20℃:1.524-1.527
Specific Gravity20℃/20℃:1.159-1.161
Product Package:240kg/Iron drum or 250kg/Iron drum
UN No.:1199,Hazard level:6.1
Application:
Furfural is a raw material used in organic synthesis,and is predominantly used in the refining of lubricating oil,and the production of furfuryl alcohol by hydrogenation.Furfural can also be used to produce medicines,veterinary medicine,furan resin,furfuryl alcohol resin,and furfural-acetone resin
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