2-Methylfuran

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    534-22-5

    Molecular formula
    C5H6O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=CO1
    O

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 614.0
    • Carbowax: 866.0

  • Odor profile

    ethereal 85.78%
    sweet 78.81%
    burnt 66.17%
    nutty 63.14%
    solvent 57.23%
    musty 49.23%
    coffee 47.9%
    gassy 45.88%
    roasted 44.82%
    pungent 39.66%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8 Well soluble in IAA, DEP, MMB

    Molecular weight
    82.1 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 179.7105 hPa @ 20°C
    • 225.4297 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -127.7 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -87.5 °C

    Boiling point

    • 145 to 151 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)

    Flash point expt.

    • -22 °F (NTP, 1992)

    Solubility expt.

    • less than 1 mg/mL at 72.5 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 3 mg/mL at 20 °C
    • Slightly soluble in water
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 2-METHYLFURAN
    • 534-22-5
    • Silvan
    • Methylfuran
    • Sylvan
    • 2-Methyl furan
    • 5-Methylfuran
    • Furan, 2-methyl-
    • alpha-Methylfuran
    • Furan, methyl-
NaN -Infinity

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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Myrrh gum (headspace) 8016-37-3 Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engler, fam. Burseraceae 1.93%
Tamarind 1 dried fruit Tamarindus indica L., fam. Leguminosae 0.24%
Santolina chamaecyparisus (Egypt) 84961-58-0 Santolina chamaecyparisus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.01%
Carob bean extract 1 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.1%