CHEBI:88912 - 2-methylfuran

ChEBI IDCHEBI:88912
ChEBI Name2-methylfuran
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DefinitionA member of the class of furans that is furan in which the hydrogen at position 2 is replaced by a methyl group.
Last Modified20 May 2021
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FormulaC5H6O
Net Charge0
Average Mass82.102
Monoisotopic Mass82.04186
SMILESCc1ccco1
InChIInChI=1S/C5H6O/c1-5-3-2-4-6-5/h2-4H,1H3
InChIKeyVQKFNUFAXTZWDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
urine (BTO:0001419) PubMed (22284503)
faeces (UBERON:0001988) PubMed (23454028)
Prunus avium (ncbitaxon:42229) - PubMed (30827661)
Citrus hystrix (ncbitaxon:170989) - PubMed (19747702)
Citrus limon (ncbitaxon:2708) - PubMed (19747702)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
human urinary metabolite  Any metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human urine samples.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
hepatotoxic agent  A role played by a chemical compound exhibiting itself through the ability to induce damage to the liver in animals.
Applications:
fuel  An energy-rich substance that can be transformed with release of usable energy.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role fuel (CHEBI:33292)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role hepatotoxic agent (CHEBI:50908)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role human urinary metabolite (CHEBI:84087)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) is a furans (CHEBI:24129)
2-methylfuran (CHEBI:88912) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
IUPAC Name 
2-methylfuran
Synonyms  Source
α-methylfuranChemIDplus
silvanChemIDplus
2-methyl furanChEBI
5-methylfuranChemIDplus
2-methyl-furanHMDB
sylvanChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
2-MethylfuranWikipedia
HMDB0013749HMDB
FDB012718FooDB
C00048276KNApSAcK
10340ChemSpider
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:103733Reaxys
CAS:534-22-5ChemIDplus
CAS:534-22-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
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