5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

• Formula: C₆H₆O₃
• Molecular weight: 126.1100
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6O3/c7-3-5-1-2-6(4-8)9-5/h1-3,8H,4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NOEGNKMFWQHSLB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 67-47-0
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: 2-Furancarboxaldehyde, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-; 2-Furaldehyde, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-; HMF; 5-(Hyddroxymethyl)furfurole; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-formylfuran; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarbonal; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furfural; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furfuraldehyde; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furan-2-aldehyde; 5-Hydroxymethylfuraldehyde; 5-Oxymethylfurfurole; 5-Hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde; 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furancarbaldehyde; Hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarboxaldehyde; 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-furfural; NSC 40738; Hydroxymethylfurfural; Hydroxymethylfurfuralaldehyde; 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde; 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF)
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of fusion

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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