Furfuryl alcohol is an organic compound containing a furan substituted with a hydroxymethyl group. It is a colorless liquid, but aged samples appear amber. It possesses a faint odor of burning and a bitter taste. It is miscible with but unstable in water. It is soluble in common organic solvents.
Furfuryl alcohol is a good solvent for resin, varnish, paint and rocket fuel, and can also be used in synthetic fiber, rubber, pesticide and foundry industries.
Chemical Name: Furfuryl Alcohol, Furfuralcohol
Formula: C5H6O2
Property:
It is made from furfural by means of catalysis with hydrogen added in. It is colorless to light yellow color, transparent liquid with bitter almond smell and becomes brown light yellow or deep red when exposed in the air. It can be mixed with water and many organic solvents such as alcohol, ether, acetone etc, but not dissolved in paraffin wax and other hydrocarbon products.
Furfuryl alcohol is an important organic chemical material, which is widely applied. It is an important raw material for heterocyclic compound and organic synthesis. It is mainly applied in the following aspects:
1. Produce furan resin and furfural resin, etc. of various performances;
2. Applied in modeling and core-making of casting;
3. Used as the raw materials of anticorrosive resin and pharmacy;
4. Applied in fuel, synthetic fiber, rubber, pesticide and casting, etc.;
5. Applied in medical midbody, produce chemical midbody or pyridine, etc.;
6. Produce alpha hydroxy acid, plasticizer, solvent (such as dye and varnish) and rocket fuel, etc.
