3-Methylfuran
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Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methylfuran | |
Other names 3MF | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.126.998 |
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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). |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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