2-methyl furan

Full Material List
2-methylfuran

Identifiers

FEMA 4179
CAS 534-22-5
EINECS 208-594-5
Synonyms
  • furan, 2-methyl-
  • alpha- methyl furan
  • 2- methyl furan natural
  • 2- methylfuran
  • silvan
  • sylvan
JECFA Food Flavoring 1487
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 13.030 2-methylfuran
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII 51O3BGW3F2
CoE Number 2209
XlogP3-AA 1.80 (est)
Molecular Weight 82.10202
Molecular Formula C5 H6 O

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: chocolate Odor Strength:medium ,recommend smelling in a 1.00 % solution or less
  • Substantivity: < 1 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • ethereal acetone chocolate
  • Odor Description:at 1.00 % in propylene glycol. ethereal acetone chocolateLuebke, William tgsc, (2007)
  • Odor sample from: R C Treatt and Co Ltd
Odor chocolate
ethereal, acetone, chocolate,
Flavor cocoa
ethereal, green, cocoa, nutty, almond, coffee,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance colorless to pale yellow green clear liquid (est)
Assay 97.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 0.90800 to 0.91700 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 7.555 to 7.630
Refractive Index 1.43100 to 1.43700 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -87.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 63.00 to 66.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point -8.00 °F. TCC ( -22.22 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 176.098007 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density 2.8 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) 1.85
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, 3000 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp)
Occurrence
  • beef cooked beef
  • bread wheat bread
  • butter
  • chicken
  • cocoa
  • coffee
  • currant black currant fruit
  • currant fruit
  • filbert roasted filbert
  • katsuobushi
  • malt
  • nectarine
  • peppermint oil
  • plum fruit
  • pork
  • rum
  • sage clary sage
  • soybean
  • tamarind fruit oil
  • tamarind seed oil
  • tea black tea
  • tomato
  • truffle
  • wort