| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
2-METHYLBENZOFURAN | [CAS]
4265-25-2 | [Synonyms]
2-Methylcumarone
2-Methylcoumaron
-Methylbenzofuran
2-Methylcoumarone
α-Methylbenzofuran
2-METHYLBENZOFURAN
RARECHEM AM LA 0019
2-Methyl-1-benzofuran
2-Methylbenzo[b]furan
Benzofuran, 2-methyl-
2-Methylbenzofuran 96%
2-Methylbenzofuran Odor
2-Methylbenzofuran Odor Standard | [EINECS(EC#)]
224-249-1 | [Molecular Formula]
C9H8O | [MDL Number]
MFCD00005850 | [MOL File]
4265-25-2.mol | [Molecular Weight]
132.16 |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Melting point ]
161 °C | [Boiling point ]
197-198 °C(lit.)
| [density ]
1.057 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
| [FEMA ]
4543 | 2-METHYLBENZOFURAN | [refractive index ]
n20/D 1.560(lit.)
| [Fp ]
154 °F
| [storage temp. ]
Inert atmosphere,2-8°C | [form ]
Liquid | [color ]
Colorless to light yellow | [Odor]
at 0.10?%?in?propylene glycol. burnt phenolic | [JECFA Number]
2105 | [BRN ]
2165 | [InChIKey]
GBGPVUAOTCNZPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N | [LogP]
3.45 | [CAS DataBase Reference]
4265-25-2 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
2-Methylbenzofuran can be used as a reactant to synthesize enol derivatives via catalytic oxidation by hydrogen peroxide. | [Definition]
2-Methylcumarone is a member of benzofurans. | [Synthesis Reference(s)]
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 73, p. 4400, 1951 DOI: 10.1021/ja01153a106
Tetrahedron Letters, 14, p. 739, 1973 | [General Description]
2-Methylbenzofuran has been quantitated in water sample by the headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). |
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