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Tetronic acid, 96%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Description
Tetronic acid is used as a precursor of a variety of substituted and ring-fused furans and butenolides. It is an acidic building block for heterocyclic compounds for medicinal applications. It is used for selective O-alkyaltion reactions involving cesium fluoride. It is also used to prepare 3H-furo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-one by reacting with 2-amino-benzaldehyde.
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Tetronic acid is used as a precursor of a variety of substituted and ring-fused furans and butenolides. It is an acidic building block for heterocyclic compounds for medicinal applications. It is used for selective O-alkyaltion reactions involving cesium fluoride. It is also used to prepare 3H-furo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-one by reacting with 2-amino-benzaldehyde.
Solubility
Soluble in water, dimethyl sulfoxide, acetonitrile and alcohol.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong alkalis (bases).
Specifications
| Melting Point | ∼140°C (decomposition) |
| Assay Percent Range | 96% |
| Beilstein | 108442 |
| Synonym | 4-hydroxyfuran-2 5h-one, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-2 5h-furanone, 2 5h-furanone, 4-hydroxy, 4-hydroxy-5h-furan-2-one, 5-hydroxyfuran-3-one, 5-hydroxyfuran-3 2h-one, pubchem21770, acmc-209xna, tetronic acid 5g |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in water,dimethyl sulfoxide,acetonitrile and alcohol. |
| IUPAC Name | 3-hydroxy-2H-furan-5-one |
| PubChem CID | 54683813 |
| Formula Weight | 100.07 |
| Percent Purity | 96% |
| Quantity | 25 g |
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Safety and Handling
| Hazard Category | H315-H319-H335 |
| Hazard Statement | GHS H Statement H315-H319-H335 Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation. |
| Precautionary Statement | P261-P264b-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P312-P332+P313-P362-P501c |
| EINECSNumber | 208-785-3 |
| TSCA | No |
| Recommended Storage | Ambient temperatures |
RUO – Research Use Only
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