PRODUCTS

FURFURALDEHYDE

Furfuraldehyde is used as a solvent and in the manufacture of resins.
Furfuraldehyde is used as raw materials for organic synthesis, but also for the synthesis of resins, varnishes, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, rubber and coatings.
Furfuraldehyde is used check the drill and determine the sulfate.

CAS Number: 98-01-1
EC / EINECS Number: 202-627-7
IUPAC Name: 2-Furaldehyde (i.e., the aldehyde derivative of furan)
Molecular Formula: C5H4O2 / C4H3OCHO
Molecular Weight: ~96.08 g/mol

SYNONYMS:
2-Furaldehyde, Furfural, Furan-2-carbaldehyde, 2-Furancarboxaldehyde, Furale, 2-Furylaldehyde, 2-Furalcarbaldehyde, Furfuraldehyde, Furol, Furfurol, 2-Formylfuran, Pyromucic aldehyde, alpha-Furole, Furan-2-aldehyde, Artificial oil of ants, Furan-2-carbaldehyde, Furfural, furan-2-carboxaldehyde, fural, furfuraldehyde, 2-furaldehyde, pyromucic aldehyde, FURFURAL, 2-Furaldehyde, furan-2-carbaldehyde, 98-01-1, 2-Furancarboxaldehyde, Furaldehyde, Furfuraldehyde, 2-Formylfuran, Fural, Furfurylaldehyde, Furol, 2-Furanaldehyde, 2-Furancarbonal, 2-Furfuraldehyde, Furancarbonal, Furfurole, 2-Furfural, Pyromucic aldehyde, Furale, Furole, 2-Furylaldehyde, 2-Furylcarboxaldehyde, 2-Furyl-methanal, Furfurale, Furyl-methanal, 2-Furylmethanal, 2-Furil-metanale, Quakeral, alpha-Furole, 2-Formylofuran, 2-Furankarbaldehyd, Nci-C56177, Rcra waste number U125, FEMA No. 2489, DTXSID1020647, DJ1HGI319P, CHEBI:34768, NSC-8841, DTXCID50647, RefChem:5846, 202-627-7, Furfurol, 2-furancarbaldehyde, Furan-2-carboxaldehyde, Fufural, 2-Formyl furan, furan-2-aldehyde, alpha-Furfuraldehyde, MFCD00003229, Furaldehydes, .alpha.-Furole, NSC 8841, NCGC00091328-01, Furfural (natural), Furfurale [Italian], Caswell No. 466, Furan-2-carbaldehyde (Furfural), 2-Formylofuran [Polish], 2-Furankarbaldehyd [Czech], CAS-98-01-1, 2-Furil-metanale [Italian], CCRIS 1044, HSDB 542, EINECS 202-627-7, RCRA waste no. 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Furfuraldehyde is an organic compound with the formula C4H3OCHO.
Furfuraldehyde is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples are often brown.
Furfuraldehyde has an aldehyde group attached to the 2-position of furan.

Furfuraldehyde is a product of the dehydration of sugars, as occurs in a variety of agricultural byproducts, including corncobs, oat, wheat bran, and sawdust.
The name Furfuraldehyde comes from the Latin word furfur, meaning bran, referring to its usual source.

Furfuraldehyde is derived only from dried biomass.
In addition to ethanol, acetic acid, and sugar, Furfuraldehyde is one of the oldest known organic chemicals available readily purified from natural precursors.

Furfuraldehyde appears as colorless or reddish-brown mobile liquids with a penetrating odor.
Flash points of Furfuraldehyde is 140 °F.
Furfuraldehyde is denser than water and soluble in water.

Vapors of Furfuraldehyde are heavier than air.
Furfuraldehyde is an aldehyde that is furan with the hydrogen at position 2 substituted by a formyl group.
Furfuraldehyde has a role as a Maillard reaction product and a metabolite.

Furfuraldehyde is a member of furans and an aldehyde.
Furfuraldehyde is functionally related to a furan.
Furfuraldehyde has been reported in Francisella tularensis, Angelica gigas, and other organisms with data available.

Furfuraldehyde is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Furfuraldehyde is a heterocyclic compound consisting of a furan where the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a formyl group.
Furfuraldehyde is a colourless, soluble mobile liquid with a penetrating odour, present in oat and rice hulls.

USES and APPLICATIONS of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde is used starting material for synthetic fibers (e.g., nylon precursors).
Furfuraldehyde is used additive in diesel fuels/refining stocks.

Historically, Furfuraldehyde is used for fumigation or pesticide purposes (fungicide / biocide roles).
Furfuraldehyde is not a consumer household chemical and is typically handled in industrial environments under chemical regulatory controls.

Furfuraldehyde is used check the drill and determine the sulfate.
Furfuraldehyde is used reagents for the determination of aromatic amines, acetone, alkaloids, vegetable oils and cholesterols.

Furfuraldehyde is used determination of pentose and pentose sugar when the standard.
Furfuraldehyde is used synthetic resin, refined organic matter, nitrocellulose solvent, dichloroethane extractant.

-Industrial & Chemical Uses of Furfuraldehyde:
*Solvent:
Selective solvent in petroleum refining (especially for extracting aromatics and sulfur compounds).

*Intermediate:
Feedstock for furan derivatives, including furfuryl alcohol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, and other chemicals.

*Resin production:
Furfuraldehyde-phenolic resins for abrasives and molding compounds.

*Extraction & purification:
Butadiene purification for synthetic rubber production.

USES AND OCCURRENCE of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde is commonly found in many cooked or heated foods such as coffee (55–255 mg/kg) and whole grain bread (26 mg/kg).
In petrochemical industry, Furfuraldehyde is utilized as a specialized chemical solvent for diene extraction.
Furfuraldehyde is an important renewable, non-petroleum based, chemical feedstock which can be converted into solvents, polymers, fuels and other useful chemicals by a range of catalytic reduction.

Hydrogenation of Furfuraldehyde provides furfuryl alcohol (FA), which is used to produce furan resins, which are exploited in thermoset polymer matrix composites, cements, adhesives, casting resins and coatings.
Further hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol leads to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA), which is used as a solvent in agricultural formulations and as an adjuvant to help herbicides penetrate the leaf structure.

Palladium-catalyzed decarbonylation on Furfuraldehyde manufactures industrially furan.
Another important solvent made from Furfuraldehyde is methyltetrahydrofuran.

Furfuraldehyde is used to make other furan derivatives, such as furoic acid, via oxidation, and furan itself via palladium catalyzed vapor phase decarbonylation.
There is a good market for value added chemicals that can be obtained from Furfuraldehyde, especially in the eco-friendly economy.
Recently, a method to use it to directly and simply produce Γ-Butyrolactone with electrolytic catalysts was developed.

NATURE of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde is colorless or light yellow oily liquid with special odor of benzaldehyde.
Dew in the air and light easy to become yellow-brown, and the formation of resin-like, with water vapor volatilization.
Furfuraldehyde is easily soluble in alcohol and ether, soluble in hot water, acetone, soluble in benzene, chloroform, soluble in water.
Furfuraldehyde can stimulate the mucosa, tear, cause Head Pain.

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde is a colorless transparent oily liquid with special odor similar to benzaldehyde.
The color changes rapidly to red-brown when exposed to light and air.
Furfuraldehyde is easy to volatilize with vapor.
Boiling point of Furfuraldehyde is 161.7 ℃
Freezing point of Furfuraldehyde is -36.5 ℃
Relative density of Furfuraldehyde is 1.1594
Refractive index of Furfuraldehyde is 1.5263
Flash point of Furfuraldehyde is 60 ℃
Solubility
Furfuraldehyde is slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, chloroform, benzene.

PREPARATION METHOD of FURFURALDEHYDE:
The corncob was crushed and added to the hydrolysate prepared by sulfuric acid and salt, and stirred evenly.
A dilute solution of furfural is obtained by heating to boiling.
After standing, refined to pure product.

PRODUCTION & OCCURRENCE of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde is industrial aromatic aldehyde produced by acid hydrolysis of pentosans (sugars in agricultural residues like corncobs, oat husks, rice hulls, bagasse, wheat bran) followed by steam distillation and purification.
Furfuraldehyde also occurs naturally in many plant materials and foods (e.g., citrus peel, coffee, bread crusts) as a product of sugar degradation.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS & BENEFITS of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Benefits / Key Roles:
Renewable biomass-derived chemical feedstock.
Versatile solvent with selectivity for specific industrial separations.
Intermediate for synthesis of important commercial chemicals (furans, resins, derivatives).

IMPORTANT TRAITS of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Strong aldehyde reactivity facilitates polymer and resin formation.
Naturally sourced from agricultural residues contributes to sustainable chemical sourcing.

HISTORY of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde was first isolated in 1821 (published in 1832) by the German chemist Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, who produced a small sample as a byproduct of formic acid synthesis.

In 1840, the Scottish chemist John Stenhouse found that the same chemical could be produced by distilling a wide variety of crop materials, including corn, oats, bran, and sawdust, with aqueous sulfuric acid.
He also determined Furfuraldehyde's empirical formula (C5H4O2).

George Fownes named this oil "furfurol" in 1845 (from furfur (bran), and oleum (oil)).
In 1848, the French chemist Auguste Cahours determined that Furfuraldehyde was an aldehyde.
Determining the structure of Furfuraldehyde required some time.

The Furfuraldehyde molecule contains a cyclic ether (furan), which tends to break open when it's treated with harsh reagents.
In 1870, German chemist Adolf von Baeyer speculated about the structure of the chemically similar compounds furan and 2-furoic acid.
Additional research by German chemist Heinrich Limpricht supported this idea.

From work published in 1877, Baeyer had confirmed his previous belief on the structure of Furfuraldehyde.
By 1886, furfurol was being called "furfural" (short for "furfuraldehyde") and the correct chemical structure for Furfuraldehyde was being proposed.

By 1887, the German chemist Willy Marckwald had inferred that some derivatives of Furfuraldehyde contained a furan nucleus.
In 1901, the German chemist Carl Harries determined furan's structure through work with succindialdehyde and 2-methylfuran, thereby also confirming Furfuraldehyde's proposed structure.

Furfuraldehyde remained relatively obscure until 1922, when the Quaker Oats Company began mass-producing it from oat hulls.
Today, Furfuraldehyde is still produced from agricultural byproducts like sugarcane bagasse and corn cobs.
The main countries producing Furfuraldehyde today are the Dominican Republic, South Africa and China.

PROPERTIES of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde dissolves readily in most polar organic solvents, but it is only slightly soluble in either water or alkanes.
Furfuraldehyde participates in the same kinds of reactions as other aldehydes and other aromatic compounds.
Furfuraldehyde exhibits less aromatic character than benzene, as can be seen from the fact that furfural is readily hydrogenated to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol.
When heated in the presence of acids, Furfuraldehyde irreversibly polymerizes, acting as a thermosetting polymer.

PRODUCTION of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Furfuraldehyde may be obtained by the acid catalyzed dehydration of 5-carbon sugars (pentoses), particularly xylose.
C5H10O5 → C5H4O2 + 3 H2O
These sugars may be obtained from pentosans obtained from hemicellulose present in lignocellulosic biomass.

Between 3% and 10% of the mass of crop residue feedstocks can be recovered as Furfuraldehyde, depending on the type of feedstock.
Furfuraldehyde and water evaporate together from the reaction mixture, and separate upon condensation.
The global production capacity is about 800,000 tons as of 2012.

China is the biggest supplier of Furfuraldehyde, and accounts for the greater part of global capacity.
The other two major commercial producers are Illovo Sugar in South Africa and Central Romana in the Dominican Republic.

In the laboratory, Furfuraldehyde can be synthesized from plant material by heating with sulfuric acid or other acids.
With the purpose to avoid toxic effluents, an effort to substitute sulfuric acid with easily separable and reusable solid acid catalysts has been studied around the world.

The formation and extraction of xylose and subsequently Furfuraldehyde can be favored over the extraction of other sugars with varied conditions, such as acid concentration, temperature, and time.
In industrial production, some lignocellulosic residue remains after the removal of the Furfuraldehyde.

This residue is dried and burned to provide steam for the operation of the Furfuraldehyde plant.
Newer and more energy efficient plants have excess residue, which is or can be used for co-generation of electricity, cattle feed, activated carbon, mulch/fertiliser, etc.

PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL PROPERTIES of FURFURALDEHYDE:
Name: Furfuraldehyde (commonly Furfural)
IUPAC Name: 2-Furaldehyde (i.e., the aldehyde derivative of furan)
CAS Number: 98-01-1
EC / EINECS Number: 202-627-7
Molecular Formula: C₅H₄O₂
Molecular Weight: ~96.08 g/mol
Appearance: Colourless to yellow or amber liquid;
darkens on exposure to light/air.
Odor: Sweet, woody, almond-like aroma.
Molecular Formula: C₅H₄O₂
Molar Mass: 96.08 g/mol

Boiling Point: ~162 °C (lit.)
Melting / Freezing Point: ~-36 °C (lit.)
Density: ~1.16 g/cm³ at 25 °C
Vapor Pressure: ~13.5 mmHg at 55 °C
Refractive Index: ~n₂₀/D ~1.52–1.53
Solubility: Slightly soluble in water;
more soluble in polar organic solvents;
miscible with ethanol/ether.
Vapor Density: Heavier than air (~3.31 vs air)
Explosive Limits: ~2.1 %–19.3 % in air
pH (aqueous): Acidic (~≥3 in 50 g/L solution)

Chemical Reactivity:
Undergoes typical aldehyde reactions — e.g., condensation,
reduction to furfuryl alcohol, oxidation to furoic acid.
Polymerizes irreversibly under strong acid or base.
Reactive with oxidizing agents.
Chemical Formula: C5H4O2
Molar Mass: 96.085 g/mol
Appearance: Colorless oil
Odor: Almond-like
Density: 1.1601 g/mL at 20 °C
Melting Point: −37 °C
Boiling Point: 162 °C

Solubility in Water: 83 g/L
Vapor Pressure: 2 mmHg at 20 °C
Magnetic Susceptibility (χ): −47.1×10−6 cm3/mol
Flash Point: 62 °C
Explosive Limits: 2.1–19.3%
Molecular Weight: 96.08 g/mol
XLogP3: 0.4
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 2
Rotatable Bond Count: 1
Exact Mass: 96.021129366 Da
Monoisotopic Mass: 96.021129366 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area: 30.2 Å²

Heavy Atom Count: 7
Formal Charge: 0
Complexity: 70.5
Isotope Atom Count: 0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

Compound Is Canonicalized: Yes
ECHA EINECS - REACH Pre-Reg: 202-627-7
FDA UNII: DJ1HGI319P
Nikkaji Web: J3.981K
Beilstein Number: 0105755
MDL: MFCD00003229
CoE Number: 2014
XlogP3: 0.40
Molecular Weight: 96.08528000
Formula: C5 H4 O2

Appearance: Colorless to pale yellow clear oily liquid
Assay: 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: Yes
Specific Gravity: 1.15600 to 1.16200 at 25 °C
Pounds per Gallon: 9.619 to 9.669
Refractive Index: 1.52200 to 1.52800 at 20 °C
Melting Point: -36.00 °C
Boiling Point: 161.00 to 162.00 °C
Boiling Point: 72.00 °C at 25.00 mm Hg
Acid Value: 1.00 max. KOH/g

Vapor Pressure: 2.234000 mmHg at 25 °C
Vapor Density: 3.31
Flash Point: 58.33 °C
logP (o/w): 0.410
Shelf Life: 12 months or longer if stored properly
Storage: Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light
Soluble in:
alcohol
water, 7.70E+04 mg/L at 25 °C
Physical state: liquid
Form: viscous

Color: light brown
Odor: No data available
Odor Threshold: 0.024 ppm
Melting Point/Range: -36 °C
Boiling Point: 162 °C
Flammability: No data available
Upper Explosion Limit: 19.3 %
Lower Explosion Limit: 2.1 %
Flash Point: 58 °C
Autoignition Temperature: 315 °C

Decomposition Temperature: No data available
pH: No data available
Viscosity, Dynamic: 1.49 mPa.s at 25 °C
Viscosity, Kinematic: No data available
Flow Time: No data available
Water Solubility: soluble
Partition Coefficient (n-octanol/water): log Pow 0.41
Bioaccumulation: Not expected
Vapor Pressure: 2.3 hPa at 20 °C

Relative Density: No data available
Density: 1.16 g/cm3 at 25 °C
Relative Vapor Density: 3.32
Explosives: Not classified as explosive
Oxidizing Properties: none
Burning Rate: No data available
Evaporation Rate: No data available
Surface Tension: 43.5 mN/m at 20 °C
Molecular Weight: 96.08 g/mol
InChI: InChI=1S/C5H4O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h1-4H
InChI Key: HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Formula: C5H4O2
SMILES: O=Cc1ccco1
Molecular Weight: 96.08
CAS: 98-01-1
EINECS: 202-627-7
Molecular Formula: C5H4O2
Molar Mass: 96.08
Density: 1.16 g/mL at 25 °C
Melting Point: -36 °C
Boiling Point: 162 °C
Flash Point: 137 °F

JECFA Number: 450
Water Solubility: 8.3 g/100 mL
Solubility: 95% ethanol: soluble, clear
Vapor Pressure: 13.5 mm Hg at 55 °C
Vapor Density: 3.31
Appearance: Liquid
Color: very deep brown
Exposure Limit: NIOSH REL: IDLH 100 ppm; OSHA PEL: TWA 5 ppm (20 mg/m3); ACGIH TLV: TWA 2 ppm

Merck: 14,4304
BRN: 105755
pH: >=3.0 (50 g/L, 25 °C)
Storage Condition: Store below +30°C
Stability: Stable.
Substances to be avoided include strong bases, strong oxidizing agents and strong acids.
Sensitive: Air Sensitive
Explosive Limit: 2.1-19.3 %
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.527

FIRST AID MEASURES of FURFURALDEHYDE:
-Description of first-aid measures
*General advice:
Show this material safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.
*If inhaled:
After inhalation:
Fresh air.
*In case of skin contact:
Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.
Rinse skin with
water/ shower.
*In case of eye contact:
After eye contact:
Rinse out with plenty of water.
Call in ophthalmologist.
Remove contact lenses.
*If swallowed:
After swallowing:
Immediately make victim drink water (two glasses at most).
Consult a physician.
-Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed.
No data available

ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES of FURFURALDEHYDE:
-Environmental precautions:
Do not let product enter drains.
-Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up:
Cover drains.
Collect, bind, and pump off spills.
Observe possible material restrictions.
Take up dry.
Dispose of properly.
Clean up affected area.

FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES of FURFURALDEHYDE:
-Extinguishing media:
*Suitable extinguishing media:
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Foam
Dry powder
*Unsuitable extinguishing media:
For this substance/mixture no limitations of extinguishing agents are given.
-Further information:
Prevent fire extinguishing water from contaminating surface water or the ground water system.

EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION of FURFURALDEHYDE:
-Control parameters:
--Ingredients with workplace control parameters:
-Exposure controls:
--Personal protective equipment:
*Eye/face protection:
Use equipment for eye protection.
Safety glasses
*Body Protection:
protective clothing
*Respiratory protection:
Recommended Filter type: Filter A
-Control of environmental exposure:
Do not let product enter drains.

HANDLING and STORAGE of FURFURALDEHYDE:
-Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:
*Storage conditions:
Tightly closed.
Dry.

STABILITY and REACTIVITY of FURFURALDEHYDE:
-Chemical stability:
The product is chemically stable under standard ambient conditions (room temperature).
-Possibility of hazardous reactions:
No data available