5-Methyl-2(5H)-furanone

CAS Registry Number®

591-11-7

CAS Name

5-Methyl-2(5H)-furanone

Molecular Formula

C5H6O2

Molecular Mass

98.10

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    209 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    <-17 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.081 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20.44 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H6O2/c1-4-2-3-5(6)7-4/h2-4H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=BGLUXFNVVSVEET-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1OC(=O)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1OC(C=C1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2(5H)-Furanone, 5-methyl-
  • 2-Pentenoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, γ-lactone
  • 5-Methyl-2(5H)-furanone
  • β-Angelica lactone
  • 4-Hydroxypent-2-enoic acid lactone

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

70428-45-4

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