PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | −2 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 173-174 °C(lit.) |
| Density | 1.324 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| vapor pressure | 13.732Pa at 25℃ |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | 185 °F |
| storage temp. | Keep in dark place,Sealed in dry,Room Temperature |
| solubility | 37g/l |
| form | Fine Crystalline Powder |
| pka | 3.16(at 25℃) |
| color | Off-white to beige |
| Odor | odorless |
| Odor Type | odorless |
| Water Solubility | 36 g/L (20 ºC) |
| Merck | 14,4307 |
| BRN | 110149 |
| InChIKey | SMNDYUVBFMFKNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| LogP | 0.628 at 25℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 88-14-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | 2-Furancarboxylic acid(88-14-2) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | 2-Furancarboxylic acid (88-14-2) |
Description and Uses
2-Furoic acid is an organic compound, consisting of a furan ring and a carboxylic acid side-group. Along with other furans, its name is derived from the Latin word furfur, meaning bran, from which these compounds were first produced. The salts and esters of furoic acids are known as furoates. 2-Furoic acid is most widely encountered in food products as a preservative and a flavouring agent, where it imparts a sweet, earthy flavour.
2-Furoic acid is an heterocyclic carboxylic acid that is widely used in food products as a preservative and flavouring agent. It is also used in the synthesis of methylfuran, furoamide and furoic acid esters and salts. In the plastics industry, it can be used as plasticizer, thermosetting resin, etc. substitute for chloropicrin in disinfecting grain elevators.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P260-P280-P301+P330+P331-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 34-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45-36-37/39 |
| RIDADR | UN 3265 8/PG 2 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | LV1763000 |
| F | 10-19-21 |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HS Code | 29321900 |
