Furfural is an organic compound with the formula C4H3OCHO. It is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples are often brown. It has an aldehyde group...
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Hydroxymethylfurfural (redirect from Hydroxymethyl furfural)
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), also known as 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, is an organic compound formed by the dehydration of reducing sugars. It is a white...
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The rapid furfural test is a chemical test used to distinguish between glucose and fructose. The rapid furfural test is similar to Molisch's test but...
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known synthesis of a furan compound, the second being furfural in 1821. Despite this, it was furfural which came to set naming conventions for later furans...
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usually synthesized by catalytic hydrogenation of furfural. OC4H3CHO + 4 H2 → OC4H7CH3 + H2O Furfural is produced by the acid-catalyzed digestion of pentosan...
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solvents. Furfuryl alcohol is manufactured industrially by hydrogenation of furfural, which is itself typically produced from waste bio-mass such as corncobs...
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defensive glands. The acid-catalysed degradation of hemicellulose gives furfural, a precursor to synthetic polymers and to tetrahydrofuran. Xylose is metabolised...
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chemicals. The name "furan" comes from the Latin furfur, which means bran (furfural is produced from bran). The first furan derivative to be described was...
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intermediate, e.g. to 3,4-dihydropyran. It is prepared by hydrogenation of furfural. It is a precursor to 1,5-pentanediol. THFA is often used in epoxy resin...
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monosaccharides by strong mineral acids. Pentoses are then dehydrated to furfural, while hexoses are dehydrated to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Either of these...
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