6-Hydroxybenzofuran
[CAS# 13196-11-7]

Identification

• Name: 6-Hydroxybenzofuran
• Synonyms: 6-Hydroxybenzo[b]furan; 6-Benzofuranol
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₆O₂
• Molecular Weight: 134.13
• CAS Registry Number: 13196-11-7
• EC Number: 631-346-6

Properties

• Solubility: Very slightly soluble (0.93 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.280±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 108 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 85 ºC (0.3 Torr)^***
• Flash point: 20.7±18.2 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2013 ACD/Labs)

^** Kipper, H.; Trudy Tallinskogo Politekhnicheskogo Instituta, Seriya A 1965, V230, P77-86.

^*** Reichstein, T.; Helvetica Chimica Acta 1935, V18, P816-30.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302