CAS 3777-69-3PubChem CID 19602
2-Pentylfuran
2-pentylfuran is a member of the class of furans that is furan in which the hydrogen at position 2 is replaced by a pentyl group. It is found in many heat-processed foods and drinks. It has a role as a plant growth stimulator, a volatile oil component, a flavouring agent, an insect repellent, an Aspergillus metabolite, a bacterial metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-pentylfuran
- Molecular formula
- C9H14O
- Molecular weight
- 138.21 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 138.104465066 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 13.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
2-Amylfuran2-n-PentylfuranFuran, 2-pentyl-FEMA No. 33176I0QAJ1JZQCHEBI:89197RefChem:477892223-234-7
16 more reported names
Furan, pentyl-PENTYLFURAN2-Pentylfuran (natural)UNII-6I0QAJ1JZQ2-pentyl-furanTox21_303542CAS-3777-69-32-Pentylfuran 100 microg/mL in Acetonitrile2-Pentylfuran, natural (US), >=97%, FG2-pentyl furanEINECS 223-234-7BRN 01078542-pentylfuraneCCRIS 88072-amyl furan2-Pentylfuran; 2-Amylfuran; 2-n-Pentylfuran; Dihydro-5-pentyl-2(hydro)-furan
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:89197
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3182720
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9047679
- PubMed:22953863
- PubMed:22804575
- PubMed:22590987
- PubMed:22500425
- PubMed:22367023
- PubMed:22063695
- PubMed:22062593
- PubMed:22062004
- PubMed:21880557
- PubMed:21858881
- PubMed:21831477
- PubMed:21818287
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