4-(2-FURYL)-3-BUTEN-2-ONE

Chemical properties

reddish crystalline powder

Chemical properties

4-(2-Furyl)-3-buten-2-one has a sweet spicy odor and taste It is useful in nut favors.

Occurrence

Reported found in coffee and rum

The Uses of 4-(2-FURYL)-3-BUTEN-2-ONE

4-(2-Furyl)-3-buten-2-one, can be used in technical or engineered material industyr. It has shown to have the durability need in composites.

Production Methods

4-(2-Furyl)-3-buten-2-one is produced by condensation of Furfural with Acetone.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: sweet, nutty, powdery, vanilla and coumarin creamy.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 106, p. 6735, 1984 DOI: 10.1021/ja00334a044
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 52, p. 4855, 1987 DOI: 10.1021/jo00231a006

General Description

Reddish crystalline solid.

Air & Water Reactions

Slightly water soluble.

Reactivity Profile

An aldehyde and a ketone. Aldehydes are frequently involved in self-condensation or polymerization reactions. These reactions are exothermic; they are often catalyzed by acid. Aldehydes are readily oxidized to give carboxylic acids. Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of aldehydes with azo, diazo compounds, dithiocarbamates, nitrides, and strong reducing agents. Aldehydes can react with air to give first peroxo acids, and ultimately carboxylic acids. These autoxidation reactions are activated by light, catalyzed by salts of transition metals, and are autocatalytic (catalyzed by the products of the reaction). Ketones are reactive with many acids and bases liberating heat and flammable gases (e.g., H2). The amount of heat may be sufficient to start a fire in the unreacted portion of the ketone. Ketones react with reducing agents such as hydrides, alkali metals, and nitrides to produce flammable gas (H2) and heat. Ketones are incompatible with isocyanates, aldehydes, cyanides, peroxides, and anhydrides. They react violently with aldehydes, HNO3, HNO3 + H2O2, and HClO4.

Fire Hazard

4-(2-FURYL)-3-BUTEN-2-ONE is flammable.