2-н-Pentylfuran

Химические свойства

2-Pentylfuran has a fruity odor. This compound is also reported as having green bean, metallic, vegetable odor.

Вхождение

Reported found in over 100 food and beverages including coffee, roasted filberts, many berries, currants, guava, grapes, melon, asparagus, cabbage, kohlrabi, celery, cucumber, potato, tomato, Scotch spearmint oil, parsley, breads, yogurt, butter, boiled egg, fish, fish oil, cooked meats, cocoa, coffee, tea, roasted peanuts, pecan, popcorn, potato chips, oats, soybean, avocado, prunes, mushroom, sesame seed oil, mango, cauliflower, broccoli, walnut, fig, coriander seed, rice, sweet potato, calamus, licorice, buckwheat, sweet corn, malt, wort, cassava, endive, clary sage, shrimp, nectarines, okra, crab, clam, anise hyssop, maté, Roman chamomile oil, angelica root oil and mastic gum oil.

Подготовка

From 2-furyl-1-pentene by catalytic reduction with Raney-Ni.

Общее описание

2-Pentylfuran is produced by Aspergillus fumigatus in vitro, when cultured on blood agar, nutrient agar and other medically important fungi including?Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Scedosporum apiospermum?and?Fusarium?species.

Профиль безопасности

Moderately toxic by ingestion.When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke andirritating vapors.