Chemical Properties
reddish crystalline powder
Chemical Properties
4-(2-Furyl)-3-buten-2-one has a sweet spicy odor and taste It is useful in nut favors.
Occurrence
Reported found in coffee and rum
Uses
4-(2-Furyl)-3-buten-2-one, can be used in technical or engineered material industyr. It has shown to have the durability need in composites.
Production Methods
4-(2-Furyl)-3-buten-2-one is produced by condensation of Furfural with Acetone.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: sweet, nutty, powdery, vanilla and coumarin creamy.
General Description
Reddish crystalline solid.
Air & Water Reactions
Slightly water soluble.
Reactivity Profile
An aldehyde and a ketone. Aldehydes are frequently involved in self-condensation or polymerization reactions. These reactions are exothermic; they are often catalyzed by acid. Aldehydes are readily oxidized to give carboxylic acids. Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of aldehydes with azo, diazo compounds, dithiocarbamates, nitrides, and strong reducing agents. Aldehydes can react with air to give first peroxo acids, and ultimately carboxylic acids. These autoxidation reactions are activated by light, catalyzed by salts of transition metals, and are autocatalytic (catalyzed by the products of the reaction). Ketones are reactive with many acids and bases liberating heat and flammable gases (e.g., H2). The amount of heat may be sufficient to start a fire in the unreacted portion of the ketone. Ketones react with reducing agents such as hydrides, alkali metals, and nitrides to produce flammable gas (H2) and heat. Ketones are incompatible with isocyanates, aldehydes, cyanides, peroxides, and anhydrides. They react violently with aldehydes, HNO3, HNO3 + H2O2, and HClO4.
Fire Hazard
4-(2-FURYL)-3-BUTEN-2-ONE is flammable.
