Furfuryl acetate Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

175-177 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.118 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.462(lit.)

FEMA 

2490 | FURFURYL ACETATE

Flash point:

150 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

form 

clear liquid

color 

colorless

Odor

at 100.00 %. sweet fruity banana horseradish

Odor Type

fruity

Water Solubility 

0.5-1.0 g/100 mL at 23 ºC

JECFA Number

739

BRN 

116128

LogP

1.09

CAS DataBase Reference

623-17-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Furanmethanol, acetate(623-17-6)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Furanmethanol acetate (623-17-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

24/25-37/39-26

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

LU9120000

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29321900

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Furfuryl acetate Usage And Synthesis

Description

Furfuryl acetate is the ester formed by the esterification between furfuryl alcohol and acetate. It can be used as a food spices and flavoring ingredient. It can also be used as the intermediate of dye, resin and spices. It is found in alcoholic beverage. Furfuryl acetate is present in wheat bread, crisp bread, roasted onion, pork liver, beer, rum, cocoa and coffee.

References

Kim, You Sun, S. S. Lee, and M. W. Oh. "Halogen Containing Heterocyclic Compounds (Part III) Chlorination of Furfuryl Acetate in Presence of Acid and Lewis Acids." Soil Biology & Biochemistry 924.1(1970):263-270.
Harayama, Koichi, F. Hayase, and H. Kato. "Contribution to Stale Flavor of 2-Furfuryl Ethyl Ether and Its Formation Mechanism in Beer." Bioscience Biotechnology & Biochemistry 59.6(1995):1144-1146.
Antón, Víctor, et al. "Thermophysical Characterization of Furfuryl Esters: Experimental and Modeling." Energy & Fuels (2017).

Chemical Properties

Furfuryl acetate is a colorless to light yellow liquid with a ethereal foral fruity odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in roasted almonds, beer, white bread, cocoa, coffee, roasted flberts, roasted onion, roasted peanuts, cooked pork liver, wheaten and crispbread, oats, rum, beer, licorice, dried bonito, sukiyaki and Bourbon vanilla

Uses

Furfuryl acetate is a flavoring ingredient. It was used in the synthesis of 5-acetoxymethyl-2-vinylfuran and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-vinylfuran via Vilsmeier-Haack and Wittig reactions.

Definition

ChEBI: Furfuryl acetate is a heteroarene.

General Description

Colorless to clear yellow or orange liquid with a pungent odor.

Air & Water Reactions

Slightly water soluble.

Reactivity Profile

Furfuryl acetate is an ester. Esters react with acids to liberate heat along with alcohols and acids. Strong oxidizing acids may cause a vigorous reaction that is sufficiently exothermic to ignite the reaction products. Heat is also generated by the interaction of esters with caustic solutions. Flammable hydrogen is generated by mixing esters with alkali metals and hydrides. Furfuryl acetate reacts with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids, strong bases and strong reducing agents. Furfuryl acetate reacts violently with cyanoacetic acid, formic acid, mineral acids, nitric acid and (nitric acid + N204 + sulfuric acid).

Fire Hazard

Furfuryl acetate is combustible.

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