(2-Furyl)-2-propanone has an odor and taste suggestive of radish.
This substance is synthesized by heating the α-methyl-p-(α-furyl)
glycidic acid ethyl in aqueous NaOH.
(2-Furyl)-2-propanone has an odor and taste suggestive of radish.
Colorless oily liquid.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and
oils.
Reported found in roasted coffee, roasted onion, cooked potato, wheaten bread, fried beef, pork liver, sherry, soybeans and sukiyaki
Suitable for fragrance applications.2-Furylacetone is used as the reactant in the synthesis and transformations of furan derivatives
By heating the α-methyl-β-(α-furyl) glydidic acid ethyl in aqueous NaOH.
Sweet, fruity-spicy, slightly Nut-like taste. 2-furylacetone is used in flavor compositions,
mainly fruity types, also combination flavors
for ice cream, etc.
Concentration used is normally about 2 to
20 ppm in the finished product.
ChEBI: 1-(2-Furanyl)-2-propanone is a heteroarene.