3-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

139-141 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

286 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.2667 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4600 (estimate)

Flash point:

286°C

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

Soluble in dichloromethane and diethyl ether.

pka

4.39±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Solid

color 

Pale Beige

Water Solubility 

2g/L(20 ºC)

Merck 

14,4297

BRN 

81046

Stability:

Light Sensitive

LogP

1.204 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

539-47-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Propenoic acid, 3-(2-furanyl)-(539-47-9)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Propenoic acid, 3-(2-furanyl)- (539-47-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

LT8560000

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29321900

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3-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to light yellow crystal powde

Uses

3-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid is a reactant used in the preparation of heteroaryl-substituted bis-trifluoromethyl carbinols and trifluoroacetophenone derivatives malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MCD) inhibitors.

Uses

3-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid is derivatives used in perfumes.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 78, p. 3425, 1956 DOI: 10.1021/ja01595a044
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p. 426, 1955

Purification Methods

Crystallise the cis-isomer from *C6H6 and the trans-isomer from H2O, *C6H6 or pet ether (b 80-100o)(charcoal). [Beilstein 18 H 301, 18 III/IV 4143, 18/6 V 306.]

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