furfuraldehyde

Thân thiện

A chemist carefully pours furfuraldehyde from a glass bottle into a beaker.

Definition

Noun: * A colorless to yellowish, flammable, aromatic liquid aldehyde (C₄H₃O-CHO) with a penetrating, almond-like odor. It is derived from agricultural byproducts such as oat hulls, corncobs, and rice husks, and is used primarily as an industrial solvent and as a key chemical precursor in the manufacture of furan-based compounds, resins, and other chemicals.

Usage

• As a chemical compound: Furfuraldehyde is a significant platform chemical derived from biomass.
  • The laboratory ordered a new batch of furfuraldehyde for the synthesis experiment.
• As a solvent or raw material: It is used in industrial processes.
  • Furfuraldehyde is employed to refine lubricating oils.
  • The production of furan resin requires furfuraldehyde as a starting material.

Advanced Usage

• In organic chemistry nomenclature: Often referred to simply as "furfural." The terms and are used interchangeably, with being the more common name in industrial and chemical contexts.
  • The reaction mechanism involves the decarbonylation of furfuraldehyde.

Variants and Related Words

• Furfural (n): The more common synonym and shorthand name for furfuraldehyde.
• Furan (n): A heterocyclic compound whose production often uses furfuraldehyde as a precursor.
• Aldehyde (n): The class of organic compounds to which furfuraldehyde belongs.

Synonyms

• Furfural
• 2-Furaldehyde

Notes on Meaning

The word specifically denotes the chemical compound with the formula C₅H₄O₂. Its primary meanings are confined to its identity as a specific chemical substance, its production from pentosan-rich biomass, and its applications in industry and chemical synthesis. It does not have idiomatic or figurative uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent

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