Benzofuran
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1-Benzofuran[1] | |||
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| 107704 | |||
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| 260881 | |||
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| UN number | 1993 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C8H6O | |||
| Molar mass | 118.135 g·mol−1 | ||
| Melting point | −18 °C (0 °F; 255 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 173 °C (343 °F; 446 K) | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose)
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500 mg/kg (mice).[2] | ||
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Related compounds
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Benzothiophene, Indole, Indene, 2-Cumaranone | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Benzofuran is the heterocyclic compound consisting of fused benzene and furan rings. This colourless liquid is a component of coal tar. Benzofuran is the structural nucleus (parent compound) of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, psoralen is a benzofuran derivative that occurs in several plants.
There are benzofuran based herbicides: ethofumesate and benfuresate.[3] Several psychoactive drugs such as 5-MAPB and 6-APB are also derived from benzofuran.
Production
Benzofuran is extracted from coal tar. It is also obtained by dehydrogenation of 2-ethylphenol.[2]
Laboratory methods
Benzofurans can be prepared by various methods in the laboratory. Notable examples include:
- O-alkylation of salicylaldehyde with chloroacetic acid followed by dehydration (cyclication) of the resulting ether and decarboxylation.[4]
- Diels–Alder reaction[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">clarification needed] of nitro vinyl furans with various dienophiles:[8]
Related compounds
- Substituted benzofurans
- Dibenzofuran, an analog with a second fused benzene ring.
- Furan, an analog without the fused benzene ring.
- Indole, an analog with a nitrogen instead of the oxygen atom.
- Benzothiophene, an analog with a sulfur instead of the oxygen atom.
- Isobenzofuran, the isomer with oxygen in the adjacent position.
- Aurone
- Thunberginol F
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Classification of herbicides". bcpcpesticidecompendium.org. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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