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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals, 5th edition, Wiley
Author:
Verschueren K.
Year:
2008
Report date:
2008

Materials and methods

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2-methylfuran
EC Number:
208-594-5
EC Name:
2-methylfuran
Cas Number:
534-22-5
Molecular formula:
C5H6O
IUPAC Name:
2-methylfuran

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
liquid
Form / colour / odour
Key result
Form:
liquid
Colour:
colourless
Substance type:
organic

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The substance is a colourless liquid.
Executive summary:

According to the renowned handbook Verschueren (2008), 2 -methylfuran is a colourless liquid.