Furfuryl acetone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    108811-61-6

    Molecular formula
    C8H8O2

    SMILES
    CC(=O)C=CC1=CC=CO1

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Spicy 86.38%
    Sweet 84.49%
    Woody 68.7%
    Cinnamon 68.29%
    Balsamic 65.02%
    Vanilla 62.17%
    Nutty 58.4%
    Caramellic 53.45%
    Warm 51.55%
    Coumarinic 47.57%

     

    Flavor
    Caramel 35.64%
    Sweet 34.93%
    Nutty 31.79%
    Almond 30.12%
    Woody 27.91%
    Spice 27.37%
    Musty 25.73%
    Oily 25.27%
    Popcorn 23.57%
    Bread 22.67%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.4

    pKa est.
    6.45 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    136.15 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    223°C

    Flash point

    • 78.94 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • FURFURALACETONE
    • Furfuryl acetone
    • furfurylidene acetone
    • 3-Buten-2-one, 4-(furanyl)-
    • DTXSID2025345
    • furfurylidenacetone
    • 108811-61-6
    • CHEMBL3185513
    • GBKGJMYPQZODMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 4-(2-furyl)-3-buten -2-one
    • AKOS028108627
    • DB-054129
    • NS00022531

  • Applications

    Furfuryl acetone, CAS 108811-61-6, is a chemical intermediate with practical uses across several industries: as a precursor and fragrance ingredient in perfumery and flavor chemistry; as a furan-building block for polymers and plastics, including furfuryl resin systems; employed in coatings and inks as a synthetic intermediate for specialty formulations; and evaluated as a pharmaceutical synthesis intermediate in research settings, subject to local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 629.44
    methanol 981.01
    isopropanol 481.11
    water 37.76
    ethyl acetate 281.27
    n-propanol 393.52
    acetone 431.11
    n-butanol 325.51
    acetonitrile 556.29
    DMF 749.3
    toluene 188.68
    isobutanol 303.17
    1,4-dioxane 679.13
    methyl acetate 462.3
    THF 417.93
    2-butanone 372.0
    n-pentanol 209.9
    sec-butanol 359.41
    n-hexane 22.4
    ethylene glycol 314.02
    NMP 454.17
    cyclohexane 47.31
    DMSO 801.38
    n-butyl acetate 102.83
    n-octanol 138.47
    chloroform 501.31
    n-propyl acetate 125.17
    acetic acid 332.08
    dichloromethane 596.16
    cyclohexanone 271.65
    propylene glycol 308.03
    isopropyl acetate 128.08
    DMAc 1035.12
    2-ethoxyethanol 421.01
    isopentanol 236.67
    n-heptane 26.08
    ethyl formate 249.1
    1,2-dichloroethane 252.4
    n-hexanol 158.91
    2-methoxyethanol 678.42
    isobutyl acetate 72.7
    tetrachloromethane 75.31
    n-pentyl acetate 76.32
    transcutol 703.73
    n-heptanol 90.65
    ethylbenzene 121.53
    MIBK 123.94
    2-propoxyethanol 293.41
    tert-butanol 457.99
    MTBE 271.91
    2-butoxyethanol 165.38
    propionic acid 287.86
    o-xylene 161.56
    formic acid 228.49
    diethyl ether 263.87
    m-xylene 119.57
    p-xylene 152.73
    chlorobenzene 163.88
    dimethyl carbonate 189.75
    n-octane 13.4
    formamide 406.45
    cyclopentanone 262.44
    2-pentanone 208.91
    anisole 293.23
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 206.34
    gamma-butyrolactone 317.61
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 441.65
    pyridine 419.6
    3-pentanone 216.49
    furfural 363.02
    n-dodecane 18.53
    diethylene glycol 334.1
    diisopropyl ether 58.81
    tert-amyl alcohol 345.85
    acetylacetone 215.64
    n-hexadecane 19.58
    acetophenone 223.74
    methyl propionate 297.22
    isopentyl acetate 92.46
    trichloroethylene 411.65
    n-nonanol 121.61
    cyclohexanol 243.32
    benzyl alcohol 237.05
    2-ethylhexanol 102.33
    isooctanol 72.16
    dipropyl ether 118.72
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 145.89
    ethyl lactate 108.43
    propylene carbonate 173.67
    n-methylformamide 477.07
    2-pentanol 184.63
    n-pentane 28.48
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 198.68
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 149.3
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 228.13
    mesitylene 67.29
    ε-caprolactone 230.73
    p-cymene 67.2
    epichlorohydrin 391.67
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 240.59
    2-aminoethanol 428.55
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 628.92
    sulfolane 318.12
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 21.95
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 327.52
    n-hexyl acetate 142.89
    isooctane 11.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 261.05
    sec-butyl acetate 88.7
    tert-butyl acetate 122.38
    decalin 31.61
    glycerin 338.01
    diglyme 464.81
    acrylic acid 266.91
    isopropyl myristate 75.27
    n-butyric acid 235.92
    acetyl acetate 163.03
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 77.87
    ethyl propionate 154.33
    nitromethane 510.58
    1,2-diethoxyethane 222.56
    benzonitrile 226.69
    trioctyl phosphate 54.74
    1-bromopropane 184.76
    gamma-valerolactone 393.81
    n-decanol 96.18
    triethyl phosphate 76.25
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 99.65
    propionitrile 331.99
    vinylene carbonate 210.45
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 326.98
    DMS 163.45
    cumene 84.23
    2-octanol 68.75
    2-hexanone 139.12
    octyl acetate 95.0
    limonene 91.01
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 600.9
    ethyl orthosilicate 73.66
    tributyl phosphate 65.46
    diacetone alcohol 186.1
    N,N-dimethylaniline 238.27
    acrylonitrile 417.27
    aniline 260.99
    1,3-propanediol 396.57
    bromobenzene 157.18
    dibromomethane 339.27
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 322.47
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 100.01
    tetrabutyl urea 103.71
    diisobutyl methanol 65.53
    2-phenylethanol 161.59
    styrene 155.16
    dioctyl adipate 108.92
    dimethyl sulfate 256.02
    ethyl butyrate 118.33
    methyl lactate 184.45
    butyl lactate 78.07
    diethyl carbonate 101.14
    propanediol butyl ether 193.12
    triethyl orthoformate 92.57
    p-tert-butyltoluene 62.28
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 151.53
    morpholine 666.48
    tert-butylamine 286.99
    n-dodecanol 79.17
    dimethoxymethane 436.88
    ethylene carbonate 169.04
    cyrene 180.29
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 133.08
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 73.95
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 178.91
    4-methylpyridine 401.69
    dibutyl ether 119.65
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 65.53
    DEF 357.15
    dimethyl isosorbide 256.9
    tetrachloroethylene 202.48
    eugenol 159.86
    triacetin 174.88
    span 80 156.29
    1,4-butanediol 216.93
    1,1-dichloroethane 300.57
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 175.68
    methyl formate 324.51
    2-methyl-1-butanol 253.19
    n-decane 25.21
    butyronitrile 277.18
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 128.61
    1-chlorooctane 75.0
    1-chlorotetradecane 39.42
    n-nonane 23.26
    undecane 20.98
    tert-butylcyclohexane 29.07
    cyclooctane 16.46
    cyclopentanol 230.36
    tetrahydropyran 378.18
    tert-amyl methyl ether 209.45
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 387.3
    1-hexene 83.75
    2-isopropoxyethanol 250.6
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 148.05
    methyl butyrate 192.73

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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