Furaneol (enol form)

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C6H8O3

    SMILES
    CC1=C(C(=C(O1)C)O)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Burnt 59.01%
    Phenolic 56.32%
    Caramellic 45.33%
    Smoky 39.01%
    Sweet 38.59%
    Meaty 31.68%
    Spicy 29.39%
    Fruity 29.19%
    Vanilla 27.72%
    Roasted 27.32%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 50.45%
    Phenolic 47.26%
    Smoky 40.89%
    Coffee 38.77%
    Caramel 38.73%
    Burnt 38.12%
    Musty 35.5%
    Bacon 34.36%
    Smoke 33.89%
    Meaty 33.22%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.1

    pKa est.
    9.95 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    128.13 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    288°C

    Flash point

    • 96.8 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • furaneol (enol form)
    • SCHEMBL13092058
    • 2,5-Dimethyl-3,4-dihydroxyfuran
  • Applications

    Furaneol (enol form) is widely used as an aroma and flavor compound, providing strawberry-like notes in perfumery, foods and beverages, and confectionery formulations; it is also employed as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics and personal care products as well as in household products to impart fruity scents; as an aroma chemical, it may serve as a building block or intermediate in fragrance synthesis for industrial applications; use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 449.53
    methanol 902.24
    isopropanol 287.65
    water 162.45
    ethyl acetate 110.53
    n-propanol 329.64
    acetone 254.51
    n-butanol 260.22
    acetonitrile 153.79
    DMF 510.66
    toluene 20.27
    isobutanol 195.8
    1,4-dioxane 385.53
    methyl acetate 135.45
    THF 553.59
    2-butanone 148.85
    n-pentanol 179.55
    sec-butanol 223.24
    n-hexane 28.05
    ethylene glycol 286.24
    NMP 237.54
    cyclohexane 25.1
    DMSO 716.44
    n-butyl acetate 56.1
    n-octanol 76.59
    chloroform 126.41
    n-propyl acetate 64.17
    acetic acid 213.78
    dichloromethane 194.35
    cyclohexanone 130.34
    propylene glycol 152.43
    isopropyl acetate 64.55
    DMAc 247.79
    2-ethoxyethanol 484.9
    isopentanol 173.77
    n-heptane 24.71
    ethyl formate 132.6
    1,2-dichloroethane 154.14
    n-hexanol 104.39
    2-methoxyethanol 770.89
    isobutyl acetate 33.64
    tetrachloromethane 45.93
    n-pentyl acetate 63.34
    transcutol 380.12
    n-heptanol 75.56
    ethylbenzene 24.11
    MIBK 85.25
    2-propoxyethanol 222.06
    tert-butanol 336.27
    MTBE 190.86
    2-butoxyethanol 142.11
    propionic acid 133.96
    o-xylene 28.93
    formic acid 422.03
    diethyl ether 257.49
    m-xylene 22.91
    p-xylene 28.98
    chlorobenzene 33.17
    dimethyl carbonate 73.74
    n-octane 14.81
    formamide 652.15
    cyclopentanone 199.5
    2-pentanone 131.14
    anisole 82.96
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 158.64
    gamma-butyrolactone 276.28
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 397.18
    pyridine 99.16
    3-pentanone 95.43
    furfural 215.58
    n-dodecane 9.87
    diethylene glycol 260.49
    diisopropyl ether 68.14
    tert-amyl alcohol 237.96
    acetylacetone 117.5
    n-hexadecane 10.62
    acetophenone 63.56
    methyl propionate 111.87
    isopentyl acetate 55.38
    trichloroethylene 152.7
    n-nonanol 68.92
    cyclohexanol 124.97
    benzyl alcohol 77.31
    2-ethylhexanol 56.86
    isooctanol 60.1
    dipropyl ether 89.37
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 44.75
    ethyl lactate 54.18
    propylene carbonate 101.13
    n-methylformamide 388.76
    2-pentanol 158.26
    n-pentane 38.74
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 122.08
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 75.32
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 101.22
    mesitylene 20.74
    ε-caprolactone 121.82
    p-cymene 25.43
    epichlorohydrin 315.0
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 75.74
    2-aminoethanol 360.91
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 298.09
    sulfolane 322.53
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 19.95
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 256.33
    n-hexyl acetate 82.27
    isooctane 14.43
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 156.18
    sec-butyl acetate 41.01
    tert-butyl acetate 102.04
    decalin 13.81
    glycerin 269.36
    diglyme 300.52
    acrylic acid 126.53
    isopropyl myristate 38.84
    n-butyric acid 140.31
    acetyl acetate 49.18
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 33.69
    ethyl propionate 65.97
    nitromethane 370.25
    1,2-diethoxyethane 144.95
    benzonitrile 50.17
    trioctyl phosphate 32.81
    1-bromopropane 90.36
    gamma-valerolactone 271.79
    n-decanol 51.91
    triethyl phosphate 40.86
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 81.34
    propionitrile 113.7
    vinylene carbonate 86.49
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 172.62
    DMS 62.78
    cumene 23.57
    2-octanol 59.4
    2-hexanone 76.78
    octyl acetate 47.66
    limonene 35.75
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 486.01
    ethyl orthosilicate 44.11
    tributyl phosphate 35.1
    diacetone alcohol 136.89
    N,N-dimethylaniline 67.74
    acrylonitrile 126.59
    aniline 54.85
    1,3-propanediol 422.9
    bromobenzene 27.55
    dibromomethane 123.39
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 124.15
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 48.52
    tetrabutyl urea 48.9
    diisobutyl methanol 47.64
    2-phenylethanol 61.59
    styrene 24.65
    dioctyl adipate 48.39
    dimethyl sulfate 128.21
    ethyl butyrate 55.49
    methyl lactate 83.39
    butyl lactate 54.14
    diethyl carbonate 40.95
    propanediol butyl ether 109.93
    triethyl orthoformate 52.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 27.25
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 85.13
    morpholine 386.61
    tert-butylamine 214.96
    n-dodecanol 39.56
    dimethoxymethane 457.03
    ethylene carbonate 77.91
    cyrene 107.65
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 90.17
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 43.12
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 45.05
    4-methylpyridine 74.73
    dibutyl ether 72.9
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 47.64
    DEF 154.52
    dimethyl isosorbide 165.58
    tetrachloroethylene 119.29
    eugenol 87.57
    triacetin 72.3
    span 80 76.16
    1,4-butanediol 195.97
    1,1-dichloroethane 92.89
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 117.0
    methyl formate 300.69
    2-methyl-1-butanol 164.78
    n-decane 17.38
    butyronitrile 113.91
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 58.92
    1-chlorooctane 40.85
    1-chlorotetradecane 18.6
    n-nonane 17.4
    undecane 12.64
    tert-butylcyclohexane 13.99
    cyclooctane 12.4
    cyclopentanol 179.62
    tetrahydropyran 212.94
    tert-amyl methyl ether 145.33
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 200.56
    1-hexene 56.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 230.85
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 137.62
    methyl butyrate 87.59

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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