Furan
Furan is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H4O.
- Formula
- C4H4O
- Molar mass
- 68.07 g/mol
- Also known as
- Divinylene oxide, Tetrole, Furfuran, Oxacyclopentadiene, Oxole, Furane
Overview
Furan is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H4O.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C4H4O
- Molar mass
- 68.07 g/mol
- Also known as
- Divinylene oxide, Tetrole, Furfuran, Oxacyclopentadiene, Oxole, Furane
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C1=COC=C1
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C4H4O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H
- PubChem CID
- 8029
Properties
- Melting Point
- -85.61 °C
- Boiling Point
- 31.5 °C
- Density
- Density = 0.9514 g/cu cm at 20 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 1X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Furan (CID 8029)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Furan — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8029#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-264
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Furan — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8029#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-264
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Furan — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8029#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-264
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Furan — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8029#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: PMID:7241352 | Valvani SC et al; J Pharm Sci 70: 502-7 (1981)