3-Methylfuran

3-Methylfuran
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methylfuran
	Other names 3MF
Identifiers
CAS Number	930-27-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	12998;
ECHA InfoCard	100.126.998
PubChem CID	13587;
UNII	5R72A0440N;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10239228 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H6O/c1-5-2-3-6-4-5/h2-4H,1H3 Key: KJRRQXYWFQKJIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C5H6O/c1-5-2-3-6-4-5/h2-4H,1H3 Key: KJRRQXYWFQKJIP-UHFFFAOYAM;
	SMILES CC1=COC=C1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H6O
Molar mass	82.102 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

3-Methylfuran is an organic compound with the formula C₅H₆O. It is formed from the gas-phase reaction of hydroxyl radical with isoprene.^[1]

In mice, it is toxic by inhalation.^[2]

References

^ Atkinson, Roger; Sara M. Aschmann (1989), "Formation of 3-Methylfuran from the gas-phase reaction of OH radicals with isoprene and the rate constant for its reaction with the OH radical", International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 21 (7): 593–604, doi:10.1002/kin.550210709
^ Haschek, Wanda M.; Michael R. Boyd (1984), "Acute inhalation toxicity of 3-methylfuran in the mouse: Pathology, cell kinetics, and respiratory rate effects", Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 72 (1): 124–133, doi:10.1016/0041-008X(84)90256-4, PMID 6710479

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