2-((2-Furanylmethoxy)methyl)-5-methylfuran

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    13678-72-3

    Molecular formula
    C11H12O3

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=C(O1)COCC2=CC=CO2

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Coffee 56.66%
    Roasted 54.69%
    Burnt 51.11%
    Nutty 49.36%
    Earthy 48.41%
    Caramellic 42.08%
    Green 39.45%
    Sweet 33.91%
    Musty 33.55%
    Ethereal 30.28%

     

    Flavor
    Coffee 70.39%
    Roasted 54.32%
    Nutty 53.08%
    Burnt 40.07%
    Roast 38.99%
    Sulfury 37.46%
    Meaty 37.05%
    Chocolate 35.62%
    Earthy 35.37%
    Vegetable 32.77%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.7

    pKa est.
    5.07 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    192.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    269°C

    Flash point

    • 102.41 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 13678-72-3
    • 2-((2-Furanylmethoxy)methyl)-5-methylfuran
    • 2-[(2-Furanylmethoxy)methyl]-5-methylfuran
    • RefChem:249233
    • 2-((furan-2-ylmethoxy)methyl)-5-methylfuran
    • SCHEMBL11328199
    • 5-Methyl-furfuryl furfuryl ether
    • DTXSID70608734
    • 2-{[(Furan-2-yl)methoxy]methyl}-5-methylfuran
    • 13678-72-3

  • Applications

    2-((2-Furanylmethoxy)methyl)-5-methylfuran is primarily employed as an organic synthesis intermediate. In practice it is commonly evaluated for use in fragrance and flavor chemistry as a furyl-based precursor, and as a building block for specialty polymers and resin crosslinkers in plastics formulations. It also serves as an intermediate in coatings and inks applications, where its ether linkage can enable functionalization. Additionally, it is a potential synthetic intermediate in pharmaceutical and agrochemical research routes, and may find roles in cosmetics/personal care formulations where fragrance-related chemistry is relevant, all subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 240.88
    methanol 305.82
    isopropanol 167.21
    water 3.24
    ethyl acetate 189.72
    n-propanol 189.11
    acetone 232.03
    n-butanol 153.36
    acetonitrile 252.98
    DMF 226.37
    toluene 119.13
    isobutanol 142.7
    1,4-dioxane 534.28
    methyl acetate 206.42
    THF 475.45
    2-butanone 187.92
    n-pentanol 124.27
    sec-butanol 164.78
    n-hexane 13.97
    ethylene glycol 127.19
    NMP 168.91
    cyclohexane 44.35
    DMSO 630.41
    n-butyl acetate 83.61
    n-octanol 67.35
    chloroform 773.16
    n-propyl acetate 104.6
    acetic acid 296.96
    dichloromethane 786.94
    cyclohexanone 207.49
    propylene glycol 174.93
    isopropyl acetate 94.09
    DMAc 367.41
    2-ethoxyethanol 322.92
    isopentanol 131.41
    n-heptane 18.04
    ethyl formate 100.73
    1,2-dichloroethane 360.72
    n-hexanol 96.02
    2-methoxyethanol 406.85
    isobutyl acetate 81.36
    tetrachloromethane 61.02
    n-pentyl acetate 57.22
    transcutol 897.64
    n-heptanol 47.6
    ethylbenzene 54.05
    MIBK 99.46
    2-propoxyethanol 217.42
    tert-butanol 236.53
    MTBE 178.78
    2-butoxyethanol 110.75
    propionic acid 163.13
    o-xylene 77.32
    formic acid 148.4
    diethyl ether 229.1
    m-xylene 70.24
    p-xylene 77.94
    chlorobenzene 141.63
    dimethyl carbonate 101.83
    n-octane 8.53
    formamide 208.16
    cyclopentanone 210.65
    2-pentanone 125.95
    anisole 168.79
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 203.27
    gamma-butyrolactone 236.97
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 290.56
    pyridine 295.17
    3-pentanone 128.94
    furfural 257.25
    n-dodecane 10.22
    diethylene glycol 236.39
    diisopropyl ether 56.55
    tert-amyl alcohol 179.26
    acetylacetone 174.18
    n-hexadecane 11.59
    acetophenone 134.78
    methyl propionate 163.58
    isopentyl acetate 90.16
    trichloroethylene 571.54
    n-nonanol 66.14
    cyclohexanol 167.79
    benzyl alcohol 137.55
    2-ethylhexanol 65.95
    isooctanol 45.24
    dipropyl ether 98.12
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 129.3
    ethyl lactate 85.67
    propylene carbonate 144.1
    n-methylformamide 131.16
    2-pentanol 110.56
    n-pentane 15.77
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 145.64
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 133.22
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 188.37
    mesitylene 44.9
    ε-caprolactone 181.78
    p-cymene 41.31
    epichlorohydrin 391.55
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 249.23
    2-aminoethanol 189.42
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 307.61
    sulfolane 278.88
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 15.18
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 281.96
    n-hexyl acetate 98.64
    isooctane 9.69
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 231.65
    sec-butyl acetate 77.55
    tert-butyl acetate 108.5
    decalin 20.82
    glycerin 224.83
    diglyme 414.97
    acrylic acid 162.6
    isopropyl myristate 55.87
    n-butyric acid 171.49
    acetyl acetate 131.71
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 56.11
    ethyl propionate 102.68
    nitromethane 364.92
    1,2-diethoxyethane 213.2
    benzonitrile 122.98
    trioctyl phosphate 34.9
    1-bromopropane 192.28
    gamma-valerolactone 262.38
    n-decanol 52.94
    triethyl phosphate 68.43
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 66.29
    propionitrile 161.46
    vinylene carbonate 149.4
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 290.61
    DMS 120.89
    cumene 45.67
    2-octanol 38.13
    2-hexanone 106.27
    octyl acetate 64.57
    limonene 59.9
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 427.18
    ethyl orthosilicate 66.02
    tributyl phosphate 49.96
    diacetone alcohol 146.31
    N,N-dimethylaniline 117.76
    acrylonitrile 187.86
    aniline 162.61
    1,3-propanediol 211.54
    bromobenzene 147.62
    dibromomethane 442.86
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 456.73
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 86.19
    tetrabutyl urea 64.46
    diisobutyl methanol 48.76
    2-phenylethanol 95.43
    styrene 75.56
    dioctyl adipate 87.39
    dimethyl sulfate 151.98
    ethyl butyrate 90.47
    methyl lactate 111.05
    butyl lactate 63.31
    diethyl carbonate 81.54
    propanediol butyl ether 128.88
    triethyl orthoformate 85.55
    p-tert-butyltoluene 39.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 116.33
    morpholine 477.6
    tert-butylamine 143.85
    n-dodecanol 43.79
    dimethoxymethane 253.94
    ethylene carbonate 128.57
    cyrene 152.84
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 106.05
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 72.13
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 164.6
    4-methylpyridine 198.01
    dibutyl ether 96.98
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 48.76
    DEF 165.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 222.48
    tetrachloroethylene 279.03
    eugenol 111.76
    triacetin 145.23
    span 80 122.0
    1,4-butanediol 110.18
    1,1-dichloroethane 325.22
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 114.33
    methyl formate 108.2
    2-methyl-1-butanol 128.44
    n-decane 16.3
    butyronitrile 132.49
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 78.04
    1-chlorooctane 52.94
    1-chlorotetradecane 26.77
    n-nonane 14.81
    undecane 12.45
    tert-butylcyclohexane 18.01
    cyclooctane 13.28
    cyclopentanol 152.66
    tetrahydropyran 354.54
    tert-amyl methyl ether 134.36
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 340.79
    1-hexene 54.85
    2-isopropoxyethanol 203.63
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 120.84
    methyl butyrate 121.57

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction