Furfural


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furfural

[′fər·fə‚ral]
(organic chemistry)
C4H3OCHO When pure, a colorless liquid, soluble in organic solvents, slightly soluble in water; used as a lube oil-refining solvent, in cellulosic formulations, in making resins, as a weed killer, as a fungicide, and as a chemical intermediate. Also known as 2-furaldehyde; furfuraldehyde; furfurol; furol.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Furfural

a yellowish liquid with the odor of fresh rye bread. Furfural has the structural formula

It has a boiling point of 161.7°C and a density of 1.16 g/cm3 at 20°C. Moderately soluble in water, it is readily soluble in alcohol and ether. Its chemical properties are similar to those of benzaldehyde.

Furfural is obtained by the hydrolysis of vegetable matter, such as corn stumps, rice offal, and other materials that contain pentosan. Furfural serves as a raw material in the preparation of furan, tetrahydrofuran, and tetrahydrofuryl alcohol and in the manufacture of furan resins, fungicides, and such pharmaceuticals as Furacin. It is also used in the refining of lubricating oils in the petroleum industry.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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