3-Furoic acid

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Category

Phenols

Cat.No.

NP4606

CAS

488-93-7

Product Name

3-Furoic acid

Structure

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Description

Furan-3-carboxylic acid is produced from Corynebacterium. Furan-3-carboxylic acid exhibits hypolipidemic activity in rodents. It lowers serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels in mice and rats.

Synonyms

3-Furancarboxylic acid; 3-Furanoic acid; 3-Carboxyfuran; NSC 349941

IUPAC Name

furan-3-carboxylic acid

Molecular Weight

112.08

Molecular Formula

C5H4O3

Canonical SMILES

C1=COC=C1C(=O)O

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H4O3/c6-5(7)4-1-2-8-3-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7)

InChIKey

IHCCAYCGZOLTEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

229.6 °C at 760 mmHg

Melting Point

120-122 °C

Purity

98 %

Density

1.322 g/cm³

Solubility

Soluble in DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

Appearance

White to off-white solid

Storage

Store at -20 °C

BRN

108638

Chemical Properties

white to light yellow crystal powde

Color

Off-White to Beige

Definition

ChEBI: A furoic acid carrying the carboxy group at position 3.

EINECS

207-689-9

Form

Solid

Hazard Class

Xi,C

Hazard Codes

IRRITANT

HS Code

29321900

pKa

3.9(at 25 °C)

Purification Methods

Crystallise the acid from water or aqueous EtOH, and sublime it in a vacuum.

Refractive Index

1.4710 (estimate)

Risk Statements

36/37/38-34

Safety Statements

26-36/37-45-36/37/39-36

Uses

3-Furoic acid can be used as a reactant to synthesize:Furan-2,5- and furan-2,4-dicarboxylic acid under solvent-free conditions via disproportionation reaction.(±)-Hyperolactone A by reacting with 2-methylbutanal.Furo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-one-5-carboxylate ester derivatives as potential non-nucleoside inhibitors of human herpesvirus polymerases.

Water Solubility

insoluble

WGK Germany

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