Homofuraneol Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

248-249 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.137 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

3623 | 2-ETHYL-4-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-3(2H)-FURANONE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.512(lit.)

Flash point:

184 °F

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Sparingly)

form 

Oil

pka

9.58±0.40(Predicted)

color 

Colourless

Odor

at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. sweet caramel bready maple brown sugar burnt

Odor Type

caramellic

JECFA Number

1449

LogP

0.87

CAS DataBase Reference

27538-09-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

4-hydroxy-5-ethyl-2-methyl-3(2H)-furanone(27538-09-6)

EPA Substance Registry System

3(2H)-Furanone, 5-ethyl-4-hydroxy-2-methyl- (27538-09-6)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

LU4250000

Homofuraneol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

2-Ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone has a sweet, fruity, caramel, butterscotch odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in soy sauce, Swiss cheese and melon, coffee, shoyu, strawberry and pineapple.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 20 ppb

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: burnt, caramellic, sweet and fruity

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• Furaneol acetate
• p-(2-Methoxyethyl) phenol
• Kresoxim-methyl
• 2-Butanone oxime
• Furazolidone
• Methyl 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose
• Methylparaben
• CHLOROPHOSPHONAZO III
• Basic Violet 1
• Furan
• Methyl acrylate
• Methanol
• 2-Methylfuran