2,4-Dimethylfuran

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    3710-43-8

    Molecular formula
    C6H8O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC(=CO1)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Roasted 61.75%
    Nutty 56.46%
    Ethereal 55.36%
    Burnt 52.23%
    Coffee 46.34%
    Sweet 45.04%
    Green 42.94%
    Meaty 42.47%
    Musty 42.21%
    Solvent 39.67%

     

    Flavor
    Nutty 45.72%
    Roasted 42.07%
    Coffee 38.17%
    Burnt 32.38%
    Meaty 32.1%
    Ethereal 31.34%
    Cocoa 31.02%
    Smoke 30.11%
    Phenolic 28.62%
    Musty 28.42%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    6.2 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    96.13 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point

    • 94.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point

    • -3.27 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2,4-DIMETHYLFURAN
    • Furan, 2,4-dimethyl-
    • 2,4-dimethyl-furan
    • 3,5-dimethylfuran
    • WWC3WDX33J
    • CHEBI:89526
    • DTXSID50190602
    • RefChem:82537
    • DTXCID50113093
    • AABTWRKUKUPMJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 3710-43-8
    • MFCD00511327
    • 2,4-Dimethylfuran #
    • UNII-WWC3WDX33J
    • SCHEMBL193267
    • SCHEMBL949924
    • SCHEMBL1013399
    • SCHEMBL1013400
    • SCHEMBL1013887
    • AKOS015905551
    • DB-355241
    • EN300-325734
    • F87949
    • Q27161722
    • 3710-43-8

  • Applications

    2,4-Dimethylfuran (CAS 3710-43-8) is a versatile platform chemical with several practical applications: it can serve as a solvent for organic synthesis; act as an aroma/fragrance component or intermediate in flavor and fragrance applications; function as a precursor or monomer for furan-based polymers and coatings/resins; be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of specialty chemicals for pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors; and be explored as a renewable feedstock in chemical manufacturing, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2789.54
    methanol 3133.67
    isopropanol 2132.62
    water 123.18
    ethyl acetate 1571.04
    n-propanol 2034.62
    acetone 1366.39
    n-butanol 2210.93
    acetonitrile 1536.0
    DMF 1299.25
    toluene 871.45
    isobutanol 1761.74
    1,4-dioxane 2423.29
    methyl acetate 1395.02
    THF 2324.26
    2-butanone 1268.26
    n-pentanol 1561.51
    sec-butanol 2003.56
    n-hexane 722.49
    ethylene glycol 846.07
    NMP 1282.38
    cyclohexane 593.33
    DMSO 901.3
    n-butyl acetate 822.72
    n-octanol 885.85
    chloroform 3059.97
    n-propyl acetate 648.26
    acetic acid 1786.81
    dichloromethane 2638.94
    cyclohexanone 1264.16
    propylene glycol 964.4
    isopropyl acetate 855.52
    DMAc 1289.27
    2-ethoxyethanol 1880.55
    isopentanol 1855.45
    n-heptane 450.08
    ethyl formate 810.75
    1,2-dichloroethane 1269.4
    n-hexanol 1819.65
    2-methoxyethanol 2659.11
    isobutyl acetate 444.63
    tetrachloromethane 936.37
    n-pentyl acetate 582.4
    transcutol 2974.34
    n-heptanol 763.02
    ethylbenzene 405.38
    MIBK 726.16
    2-propoxyethanol 2310.27
    tert-butanol 2594.39
    MTBE 2107.79
    2-butoxyethanol 1048.26
    propionic acid 1275.84
    o-xylene 536.52
    formic acid 1022.28
    diethyl ether 2325.0
    m-xylene 563.82
    p-xylene 455.27
    chlorobenzene 726.73
    dimethyl carbonate 453.48
    n-octane 165.58
    formamide 997.72
    cyclopentanone 1147.87
    2-pentanone 1186.47
    anisole 791.27
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1549.95
    gamma-butyrolactone 1212.73
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1860.9
    pyridine 1207.85
    3-pentanone 929.09
    furfural 1033.96
    n-dodecane 130.7
    diethylene glycol 1538.57
    diisopropyl ether 758.97
    tert-amyl alcohol 2249.13
    acetylacetone 902.35
    n-hexadecane 136.96
    acetophenone 503.8
    methyl propionate 1101.86
    isopentyl acetate 701.39
    trichloroethylene 1829.4
    n-nonanol 746.97
    cyclohexanol 1556.55
    benzyl alcohol 679.35
    2-ethylhexanol 941.76
    isooctanol 599.27
    dipropyl ether 1031.94
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 571.25
    ethyl lactate 347.05
    propylene carbonate 676.02
    n-methylformamide 989.36
    2-pentanol 1688.31
    n-pentane 747.19
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1437.74
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 757.52
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 747.83
    mesitylene 341.72
    ε-caprolactone 1105.85
    p-cymene 281.88
    epichlorohydrin 1615.81
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1530.72
    2-aminoethanol 1477.07
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1576.33
    sulfolane 972.85
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 336.78
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2252.79
    n-hexyl acetate 950.02
    isooctane 242.66
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1143.74
    sec-butyl acetate 495.52
    tert-butyl acetate 835.95
    decalin 271.76
    glycerin 1075.88
    diglyme 1577.96
    acrylic acid 981.15
    isopropyl myristate 348.42
    n-butyric acid 1483.16
    acetyl acetate 736.33
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 300.56
    ethyl propionate 622.48
    nitromethane 1553.78
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1187.55
    benzonitrile 631.72
    trioctyl phosphate 229.08
    1-bromopropane 1342.9
    gamma-valerolactone 1479.1
    n-decanol 533.62
    triethyl phosphate 242.02
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 902.8
    propionitrile 1101.18
    vinylene carbonate 633.65
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1151.95
    DMS 449.71
    cumene 310.49
    2-octanol 556.04
    2-hexanone 731.42
    octyl acetate 472.96
    limonene 488.12
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1809.84
    ethyl orthosilicate 285.89
    tributyl phosphate 275.1
    diacetone alcohol 940.44
    N,N-dimethylaniline 543.6
    acrylonitrile 976.15
    aniline 1041.83
    1,3-propanediol 1698.51
    bromobenzene 705.52
    dibromomethane 1957.56
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1438.48
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 425.23
    tetrabutyl urea 319.34
    diisobutyl methanol 444.49
    2-phenylethanol 778.17
    styrene 490.3
    dioctyl adipate 386.9
    dimethyl sulfate 471.62
    ethyl butyrate 558.55
    methyl lactate 516.61
    butyl lactate 376.28
    diethyl carbonate 323.8
    propanediol butyl ether 820.38
    triethyl orthoformate 393.89
    p-tert-butyltoluene 288.86
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 537.04
    morpholine 2522.69
    tert-butylamine 2088.26
    n-dodecanol 409.61
    dimethoxymethane 1313.92
    ethylene carbonate 602.73
    cyrene 542.56
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 718.55
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 538.19
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 649.74
    4-methylpyridine 1335.82
    dibutyl ether 792.61
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 444.49
    DEF 1280.69
    dimethyl isosorbide 851.08
    tetrachloroethylene 1157.36
    eugenol 515.22
    triacetin 543.65
    span 80 654.25
    1,4-butanediol 898.25
    1,1-dichloroethane 1756.43
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1422.35
    methyl formate 731.29
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1884.23
    n-decane 209.23
    butyronitrile 1293.32
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 790.21
    1-chlorooctane 533.27
    1-chlorotetradecane 234.81
    n-nonane 221.68
    undecane 159.12
    tert-butylcyclohexane 310.54
    cyclooctane 237.44
    cyclopentanol 1393.1
    tetrahydropyran 2116.69
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1628.29
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1067.16
    1-hexene 1159.89
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1328.86
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 686.72
    methyl butyrate 714.57

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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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
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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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
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