5-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone

CAS Registry Number®

40834-42-2

CAS Name

5-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone

Molecular Formula

C5H6O3

Molecular Mass

114.10

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    113 °C @ Press: 0.05 Torr

Source(s)

  • (1) Denotes property values from the ZIC/VINITI data file provided by InfoChem.

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H6O3/c1-3-2-4(6)8-5(3)7/h2,5,7H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=XRNPHZPFAWLRNJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC=1C(O)OC(=O)C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1OC(O)C(=C1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2(5H)-Furanone, 5-hydroxy-4-methyl-
  • 5-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone
  • 4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-4-olide
  • 4-Methyl-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone
  • 5-Hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-furan-2-one

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

78646-59-0

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