Chemicals and Drugs

Furaldehyde

A heterocyclic compound consisting of a furan where the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a formyl group.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A heterocyclic compound consisting of a furan where the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a formyl group.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C5H4O2
Molecular Weight
96.08 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
98-01-1
IUPAC Name
furan-2-carbaldehyde
InChIKey
HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=COC(=C1)C=O
MeSH Unique ID
D005662
Source
PubChem CID 7362

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Furfural

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.047w.466w
  2. D03w.383.312.355w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Furaldehyde. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005662. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005662
  2. Furaldehyde. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furfural
  3. Furaldehyde. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q412429
  4. Furaldehyde. In: PubChem Compound. CID 7362. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7362