Furfuryl methyl ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    13679-46-4

    Molecular formula
    C6H8O2

    SMILES
    COCC1=CC=CO1

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Ethereal 60.98%
    Coffee 59.9%
    Burnt 51.41%
    Roasted 50.86%
    Nutty 50.17%
    Sweet 47.96%
    Earthy 39.8%
    Caramellic 36.86%
    Musty 35.68%
    Spicy 33.16%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.9

    pKa est.
    5.35 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    112.13 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point

    • 134.00 to 135.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    29.43 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • Insoluble in water; Soluble in ether
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 2-(Methoxymethyl)furan
    • Furfuryl methyl ether
    • 13679-46-4
    • Furan, 2-(methoxymethyl)-
    • 2-Furfuryl methyl ether
    • Methyl furfuryl ether
    • Furan, (methoxymethyl)-
    • furfurylmethylether
    • FEMA No. 3159
    • RRM754RXFN
    • EINECS 237-176-5
    • NSC 35554
    • NSC-35554
    • AI3-23506
    • 97970-44-0
    • DTXSID8065581
    • FURFURYL METHYL ETHER [FHFI]
    • UNII-RRM754RXFN
    • MFCD02262180
    • 2-Methoxymethyl furan
    • 2-methoxymethyl-furan
    • 2-(methoxymethyl)uran
    • 2-(Methoxymethyl)-Furan
    • SCHEMBL872796
    • 2-(Methoxymethyl)furan, 9CI
    • SCHEMBL9239311
    • DTXCID2034382
    • SCHEMBL13088437
    • FEMA 3159
    • CHEBI:173377
    • NSC35554
    • GEO-03174
    • AKOS006276035
    • GS-0677
    • NS00021624
    • Q27288260
    • 237-176-5

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1325.79
    methanol 1753.04
    isopropanol 949.44
    water 96.06
    ethyl acetate 506.42
    n-propanol 941.3
    acetone 1090.1
    n-butanol 615.22
    acetonitrile 1099.68
    DMF 1837.7
    toluene 176.74
    isobutanol 650.44
    1,4-dioxane 1089.07
    methyl acetate 785.58
    THF 1095.39
    2-butanone 664.48
    n-pentanol 373.1
    sec-butanol 730.21
    n-hexane 43.51
    ethylene glycol 1013.49
    NMP 1145.99
    cyclohexane 94.23
    DMSO 1790.49
    n-butyl acetate 190.17
    n-octanol 203.95
    chloroform 1683.92
    n-propyl acetate 262.59
    acetic acid 2161.94
    dichloromethane 1459.04
    cyclohexanone 672.84
    propylene glycol 985.67
    isopropyl acetate 231.8
    DMAc 1138.83
    2-ethoxyethanol 813.42
    isopentanol 405.85
    n-heptane 50.49
    ethyl formate 420.08
    1,2-dichloroethane 779.49
    n-hexanol 313.48
    2-methoxyethanol 1533.01
    isobutyl acetate 173.38
    tetrachloromethane 293.83
    n-pentyl acetate 139.21
    transcutol 1041.41
    n-heptanol 163.16
    ethylbenzene 92.84
    MIBK 240.93
    2-propoxyethanol 612.67
    tert-butanol 943.62
    MTBE 473.1
    2-butoxyethanol 329.13
    propionic acid 1049.97
    o-xylene 159.4
    formic acid 1023.91
    diethyl ether 436.07
    m-xylene 134.19
    p-xylene 139.84
    chlorobenzene 336.0
    dimethyl carbonate 292.31
    n-octane 22.41
    formamide 1061.27
    cyclopentanone 866.73
    2-pentanone 429.87
    anisole 299.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 444.74
    gamma-butyrolactone 915.94
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 999.83
    pyridine 741.55
    3-pentanone 366.46
    furfural 871.45
    n-dodecane 25.0
    diethylene glycol 771.59
    diisopropyl ether 108.98
    tert-amyl alcohol 711.78
    acetylacetone 484.76
    n-hexadecane 26.56
    acetophenone 268.81
    methyl propionate 507.73
    isopentyl acetate 171.36
    trichloroethylene 1473.85
    n-nonanol 166.94
    cyclohexanol 538.27
    benzyl alcohol 297.0
    2-ethylhexanol 172.84
    isooctanol 137.04
    dipropyl ether 188.42
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 305.08
    ethyl lactate 242.62
    propylene carbonate 464.03
    n-methylformamide 1126.45
    2-pentanol 379.4
    n-pentane 60.4
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 387.74
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 255.97
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 314.87
    mesitylene 89.85
    ε-caprolactone 501.94
    p-cymene 83.42
    epichlorohydrin 942.46
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 806.96
    2-aminoethanol 1211.14
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1073.99
    sulfolane 1150.22
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 47.32
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 707.28
    n-hexyl acetate 248.98
    isooctane 32.18
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 413.19
    sec-butyl acetate 157.81
    tert-butyl acetate 247.69
    decalin 42.44
    glycerin 1201.71
    diglyme 762.89
    acrylic acid 1081.61
    isopropyl myristate 105.87
    n-butyric acid 756.49
    acetyl acetate 328.44
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 114.38
    ethyl propionate 241.54
    nitromethane 2083.37
    1,2-diethoxyethane 247.49
    benzonitrile 334.93
    trioctyl phosphate 89.87
    1-bromopropane 418.94
    gamma-valerolactone 936.43
    n-decanol 128.94
    triethyl phosphate 118.7
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 189.91
    propionitrile 629.37
    vinylene carbonate 456.43
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1029.26
    DMS 238.12
    cumene 82.44
    2-octanol 121.19
    2-hexanone 257.77
    octyl acetate 146.48
    limonene 138.11
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 866.18
    ethyl orthosilicate 108.64
    tributyl phosphate 97.2
    diacetone alcohol 431.36
    N,N-dimethylaniline 216.93
    acrylonitrile 927.91
    aniline 392.92
    1,3-propanediol 965.26
    bromobenzene 304.73
    dibromomethane 867.73
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1159.53
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 159.51
    tetrabutyl urea 139.19
    diisobutyl methanol 108.99
    2-phenylethanol 226.96
    styrene 131.47
    dioctyl adipate 167.98
    dimethyl sulfate 506.5
    ethyl butyrate 175.11
    methyl lactate 433.37
    butyl lactate 154.26
    diethyl carbonate 140.65
    propanediol butyl ether 375.13
    triethyl orthoformate 137.51
    p-tert-butyltoluene 85.09
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 260.5
    morpholine 1164.15
    tert-butylamine 526.04
    n-dodecanol 104.61
    dimethoxymethane 771.48
    ethylene carbonate 349.73
    cyrene 341.21
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 203.58
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 129.2
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 390.78
    4-methylpyridine 571.34
    dibutyl ether 143.53
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 108.99
    DEF 607.85
    dimethyl isosorbide 384.59
    tetrachloroethylene 775.21
    eugenol 265.94
    triacetin 287.76
    span 80 278.63
    1,4-butanediol 503.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 926.88
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 273.11
    methyl formate 801.94
    2-methyl-1-butanol 465.53
    n-decane 35.46
    butyronitrile 492.66
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 180.85
    1-chlorooctane 121.9
    1-chlorotetradecane 55.19
    n-nonane 35.02
    undecane 28.68
    tert-butylcyclohexane 46.68
    cyclooctane 31.81
    cyclopentanol 705.51
    tetrahydropyran 688.51
    tert-amyl methyl ether 338.62
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 536.56
    1-hexene 137.3
    2-isopropoxyethanol 492.07
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 721.42
    methyl butyrate 327.87

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
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
 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
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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) 0.05%
Carob bean extract 1 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.1%