2,3-Dimethylfuran

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    14920-89-9

    Molecular formula
    C6H8O

    SMILES
    CC1=C(OC=C1)C

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Ethereal 66.57%
    Sweet 65.43%
    Nutty 59.9%
    Roasted 57.19%
    Burnt 55.55%
    Musty 49.63%
    Solvent 49.1%
    Coffee 47.3%
    Meaty 42.54%
    Gassy 40.56%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    Molecular weight
    96.13 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point est.
    112°C

    Flash point est.
    -0.81 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 2,3-Dimethylfuran
    • 14920-89-9
    • Furan, dimethyl-
    • Dimethyl furan
    • Furan, 2,3-dimethyl-
    • DIMETHYLFURAN
    • 2,3-Dimethyl-furan
    • 28802-49-5
    • Dimethyl furane
    • EINECS 249-235-2
    • MFCD00153893
    • 2,3-Dimethylfuran, 99%
    • CHEMBL108232
    • DTXSID301027759
    • BBL103278
    • GEO-01190
    • STL557088
    • AKOS005167026
    • GS-0659
    • DB-008777
    • CS-0204333
    • D2865
    • NS00028551
    • F30226
    • InChI=1/C6H8O/c1-5-3-4-7-6(5)2/h3-4H,1-2H

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2853.25
    methanol 3432.59
    isopropanol 2380.85
    water 145.71
    ethyl acetate 1380.79
    n-propanol 2165.35
    acetone 1449.32
    n-butanol 1748.84
    acetonitrile 2206.21
    DMF 1869.41
    toluene 804.78
    isobutanol 1763.42
    1,4-dioxane 2528.91
    methyl acetate 1689.41
    THF 1556.11
    2-butanone 1432.54
    n-pentanol 1106.46
    sec-butanol 2442.42
    n-hexane 230.86
    ethylene glycol 759.44
    NMP 874.58
    cyclohexane 249.42
    DMSO 1001.08
    n-butyl acetate 270.89
    n-octanol 370.94
    chloroform 3895.37
    n-propyl acetate 408.12
    acetic acid 1513.25
    dichloromethane 3208.61
    cyclohexanone 913.91
    propylene glycol 1173.01
    isopropyl acetate 645.14
    DMAc 1759.87
    2-ethoxyethanol 1528.29
    isopentanol 1291.8
    n-heptane 106.42
    ethyl formate 745.97
    1,2-dichloroethane 1493.94
    n-hexanol 595.46
    2-methoxyethanol 2511.55
    isobutyl acetate 230.36
    tetrachloromethane 1008.53
    n-pentyl acetate 285.26
    transcutol 1732.58
    n-heptanol 364.68
    ethylbenzene 360.25
    MIBK 473.63
    2-propoxyethanol 898.79
    tert-butanol 2241.54
    MTBE 1509.25
    2-butoxyethanol 594.99
    propionic acid 1308.9
    o-xylene 491.86
    formic acid 943.89
    diethyl ether 1743.57
    m-xylene 422.58
    p-xylene 485.99
    chlorobenzene 735.7
    dimethyl carbonate 468.96
    n-octane 53.07
    formamide 1680.5
    cyclopentanone 881.23
    2-pentanone 865.7
    anisole 921.29
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 798.68
    gamma-butyrolactone 951.76
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1598.25
    pyridine 1910.56
    3-pentanone 798.79
    furfural 1056.54
    n-dodecane 41.05
    diethylene glycol 725.98
    diisopropyl ether 367.29
    tert-amyl alcohol 1978.04
    acetylacetone 782.66
    n-hexadecane 44.17
    acetophenone 535.69
    methyl propionate 1027.41
    isopentyl acetate 245.24
    trichloroethylene 2368.32
    n-nonanol 331.99
    cyclohexanol 1054.61
    benzyl alcohol 757.92
    2-ethylhexanol 288.95
    isooctanol 287.57
    dipropyl ether 357.37
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 567.45
    ethyl lactate 230.64
    propylene carbonate 443.46
    n-methylformamide 1435.69
    2-pentanol 1261.7
    n-pentane 306.81
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 522.39
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 368.43
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 419.34
    mesitylene 234.67
    ε-caprolactone 807.76
    p-cymene 145.6
    epichlorohydrin 1549.85
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1888.44
    2-aminoethanol 1623.13
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1420.67
    sulfolane 658.49
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 142.98
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1561.75
    n-hexyl acetate 417.48
    isooctane 80.41
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 608.1
    sec-butyl acetate 312.52
    tert-butyl acetate 548.24
    decalin 104.06
    glycerin 990.58
    diglyme 1091.21
    acrylic acid 1048.33
    isopropyl myristate 160.14
    n-butyric acid 1158.44
    acetyl acetate 643.26
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 143.68
    ethyl propionate 447.62
    nitromethane 2082.27
    1,2-diethoxyethane 667.49
    benzonitrile 664.91
    trioctyl phosphate 93.14
    1-bromopropane 1188.71
    gamma-valerolactone 1381.96
    n-decanol 225.94
    triethyl phosphate 139.5
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 543.08
    propionitrile 1575.14
    vinylene carbonate 521.33
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1128.01
    DMS 358.18
    cumene 233.05
    2-octanol 273.71
    2-hexanone 451.57
    octyl acetate 209.05
    limonene 195.95
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1516.3
    ethyl orthosilicate 155.97
    tributyl phosphate 109.36
    diacetone alcohol 681.07
    N,N-dimethylaniline 536.41
    acrylonitrile 1619.91
    aniline 1215.36
    1,3-propanediol 1629.77
    bromobenzene 706.02
    dibromomethane 2111.08
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1867.87
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 194.54
    tetrabutyl urea 137.1
    diisobutyl methanol 173.28
    2-phenylethanol 471.06
    styrene 493.89
    dioctyl adipate 186.88
    dimethyl sulfate 518.0
    ethyl butyrate 261.65
    methyl lactate 485.4
    butyl lactate 204.01
    diethyl carbonate 187.25
    propanediol butyl ether 461.29
    triethyl orthoformate 202.47
    p-tert-butyltoluene 151.02
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 369.63
    morpholine 2694.25
    tert-butylamine 1601.73
    n-dodecanol 161.86
    dimethoxymethane 1211.98
    ethylene carbonate 441.21
    cyrene 337.86
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 454.17
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 190.29
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 683.35
    4-methylpyridine 1606.78
    dibutyl ether 327.01
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 173.28
    DEF 1072.97
    dimethyl isosorbide 479.76
    tetrachloroethylene 1455.56
    eugenol 390.44
    triacetin 358.45
    span 80 345.88
    1,4-butanediol 675.38
    1,1-dichloroethane 2200.19
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 840.19
    methyl formate 843.91
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1460.86
    n-decane 69.72
    butyronitrile 1251.5
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 320.81
    1-chlorooctane 215.92
    1-chlorotetradecane 88.9
    n-nonane 67.91
    undecane 50.76
    tert-butylcyclohexane 117.28
    cyclooctane 78.64
    cyclopentanol 1063.0
    tetrahydropyran 1710.39
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1031.34
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 702.45
    1-hexene 571.1
    2-isopropoxyethanol 937.24
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 682.22
    methyl butyrate 499.48

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Chicory root, roasted 1a 68650-43-1 Cichorium intybus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.02%
Chicory root, roasted 1b 68650-43-1 Cichorium intybus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.02%