2,5-dimethylfuran

Structural formula
General
Surname	2,5-dimethylfuran
other names	DMF (not unique)
Molecular formula	C 6 H 8 O
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	210-914-3
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.923
PubChem	12266
Wikidata	Q209267
properties
Molar mass	96.13 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.903 g cm −3
Melting point	−62 ° C
boiling point	92-93 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water
Refractive index	1.4363 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 225-302
	P: 210
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF; the abbreviation DMF is however common for the solvent dimethylformamide ) is a heteroaromatic organic - chemical compound . It consists of a furan backbone that is methylated at the carbon atoms in positions 2 and 5.

Extraction and presentation

The starting point for the production of 2,5-dimethylfuran is z. B. Biomass from sugar cane , especially fructose .

use

Dimethylfuran is seen as a potential biofuel that could replace ethanol . Dimethylfuran has a 40% higher energy density than ethanol, so it is comparable to gasoline . It is chemically stable and, unlike ethanol, does not absorb moisture from the atmosphere. It also has a lower tendency to evaporate.

Web links

New fuel made from starch and cellulose . In: Welt Online, June 21, 2007

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on 2,5-dimethylfuran in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 9, 2019(JavaScript required) .
↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-198.
↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet Version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Scientific Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols, pp. 2-32.
^ ^A ^b Y. Román-Leshkov, CJ Barrett, ZY Liu, JA Dumesic: Production of dimethylfuran for liquid fuels from biomass-derived carbohydrates . In: Nature . 447, No. 7147, June 2007, pp. 982-985. doi : 10.1038 / nature05923 . PMID 17581580 .

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on 2,5-dimethylfuran in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 9, 2019(JavaScript required) .

[CRC90_3_198-2] David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-198.

[CRC90_2_32-3] David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet Version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Scientific Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols, pp. 2-32.

[pmid17581580-4] A ^b Y. Román-Leshkov, CJ Barrett, ZY Liu, JA Dumesic: Production of dimethylfuran for liquid fuels from biomass-derived carbohydrates . In: Nature . 447, No. 7147, June 2007, pp. 982-985. doi : 10.1038 / nature05923 . PMID 17581580 .