Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
2,5-dimethylfuran
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2,5-Dimethylfurane, 2,5-Dimethyl-Furan
2,5-Dimethylfuran is a heterocyclic compound with the formula (CH3)2C4H2O. Although often abbreviated DMF, it should not be confused with dimethylformamide. A derivative of furan, this simple compound is a potential biofuel, being derivable from cellulose.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, 2,5-dimethylfuran is referenced by 19 other articles, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, ethanol and gasoline.
It sits within the topics Biofuels, Chembox image size set and Chemical articles with multiple compound IDs.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H8O
- Molecular weight
- 96.13 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,5-dimethylfuran
- SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(O1)C
- InChIKey
- GSNUFIFRDBKVIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.2
- Polar surface area
- 13.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
via ChEMBL · EBI
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 96.058
Show 5 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₆H₈O
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(O1)C
- melting point
- -62.0
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- Commons category
- 2,5-Dimethylfuran
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Production
- Potential as a biofuel
- Other uses
- Role in food chemistry
- Toxicology
- References
2,5-Dimethylfuran is a heterocyclic compound with the formula (CH3)2C4H2O. Although often abbreviated DMF, it should not be confused with dimethylformamide. A derivative of furan, this simple compound is a potential biofuel, being derivable from cellulose.
==Production== Fructose can be converted into 2,5-dimethylfuran in a catalytic biomass-to-liquid process. The conversion of fructose to DMF proceeds via hydroxymethylfurfural.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2,5-dimethylfuran” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.