5-Methyl-3(2H)-furanone
[CAS# 3511-32-8]

Identification

• Name: 5-Methyl-3(2H)-furanone
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₆O₂
• Molecular Weight: 98.10
• CAS Registry Number: 3511-32-8

Properties

• Solubility: Freely soluble (539 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.120±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 60 ºC (12 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4945 (20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 61.7±15.3 ºC, Calc.^*

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

^** Hofmann, A.; Helvetica Chimica Acta 1965, V48(6), P1322-31.

^*** Meister, C.; Synthesis 1981, (9), P737-9.