5-Methyl-3-furanmethanol

CAS Registry Number®

20416-19-7

CAS Name

5-Methyl-3-furanmethanol

Molecular Formula

C6H8O2

Molecular Mass

112.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    84-85 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H8O2/c1-5-2-6(3-7)4-8-5/h2,4,7H,3H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=IVMUOQVJXSCZKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C=1C=C(C)OC1

Canonical SMILES

OCC1=COC(=C1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 3-Furanmethanol, 5-methyl-
  • 5-Methyl-3-furanmethanol
  • (5-Methylfuran-3-yl)methanol
  • 2-Methyl-4-hydroxymethyl furan

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