2-Methylfuran

2-Methylfuran, also known with the older name of sylvane, is a flammable, water-insoluble liquid^[3] with a chocolate odor, found naturally in Myrtle and Dutch Lavender^[4] used as a FEMA GRAS flavoring substance,^[5] with the potential for use in alternative fuels.

2-Methylfuran

Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methylfuran
Identifiers
CAS Number	534-22-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:88912
ChemSpider	10340 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.814
EC Number	208-594-5
PubChem CID	10797
UNII	51O3BGW3F2 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9025611
InChI InChI=1S/C5H6O/c1-5-3-2-4-6-5/h2-4H,1H3 Y Key: VQKFNUFAXTZWDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C5H6O/c1-5-3-2-4-6-5/h2-4H,1H3 Key: VQKFNUFAXTZWDK-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES o1c(ccc1)C Cc1ccco1
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H6O
Molar mass	82.10 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow/green liquid
Density	0.91546 g/mL (20 °C) [1]
Boiling point	64[2][1] °C (147 °F; 337 K)
Solubility in water	3000 mg/L (20 °C)
Solubility in ethanol	Soluble
Refractive index (nD)	1.4332 (20 °C) [1]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Very flammable, harmful
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	2 3 1
Flash point	−22 °C; −8 °F; 251 K
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Manufacture

2-Methylfuran is an article of commerce (chemical intermediate) and is normally manufactured by catalytic hydrogenolysis of furfural alcohol or via a hydrogenation-hydrogenolysis sequence from furfural in the vapor phase.^[6]

See also

• Swiftfuel