2,5-Dimethylfuran, 98+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

CAS: 625-86-5 | C6H8O | 96.129 g/mol

Catalog Number	Quantity
ALFA12833.14	25 g

Catalog number ALFA12833.14

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS2459-09-8

IUPAC Namemethyl pyridine-4-carboxylate

Molecular FormulaC7H7NO2

InChI KeyOLXYLDUSSBULGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILESCOC(=O)C1=CC=NC=C1

Specifications

Appearance (Color)Clear orange to brown

Infrared spectrumConforms

GC>=97.5 %

Refractive index1.5110 to 1.5140 (20°C, 589 nm)

Appearance (Form)Liquid

2,5-Dimethylfuran is a major metabolite of hexane with singlet oxygen scavenging ability. It is used as biofuel, biomaker for smoking, pharmaceutical intermediate and in organic synthesis. It is also used to analyze samples for the derivatization of carbonyl-containing compounds to their oximes.

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Applications
2,5-Dimethylfuran is a major metabolite of hexane with singlet oxygen scavenging ability. It is used as biofuel, biomaker for smoking, pharmaceutical intermediate and in organic synthesis. It is also used to analyze samples for the derivatization of carbonyl-containing compounds to their oximes.

Solubility
Slightly miscible with water. Miscible with ethanol and fats.

Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids and strong bases.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

Hu, L.; Lin, L.; Liu, S. Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into the Liquid Biofuel 2,5-Dimethylfuran. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2014, 53 (24), 9969-9978.
Kong, X.; Zhu, Y.; Zheng, H.; Dong, F.; Zhu, Y.; Lia, Y-W. Switchable synthesis of 2,5-dimethylfuran and 2,5-dihydroxymethyltetrahydrofuran from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over Raney Ni catalyst. RSC Adv. 2014, 4 (105), 60467-60472.
Zhang, Q.; Chen, G.; Zheng, Z.; Liu, H.; Xu, J.; Yao, M. Combustion and emissions of 2,5-dimethylfuran addition on a diesel engine with low temperature combustion. Fuel 2013, 103, 730-735.
Wijaya, Y. P.; Suh, D. J.; Jae, J. Production of renewable p-xylene from 2,5-dimethylfuran via Diels-Alder cycloaddition and dehydrative aromatization reactions over silica-alumina aerogel catalysts. Catal. Commun. 2015, 70, 12-16.