2-benzofuran

chemical compound

Class type of: biogenic isobenzofuran Q761117

Facts

6 properties

Instance of: type of chemical entity
Subclass of: biogenic isobenzofuran^[4]
Canonical SMILES: C1=CC2=COC=C2C=C1^[2]
Chemical formula: C₈H₆O^[3]
Found in taxon: Holy Basil^[5]
Mass: +118.041865^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en 2-benzofuran en isobenzofuran ar إيزوبنزوفوران es Isobenzofurano fa ایزوبنزوفوران fr 270-75-7 fr isobenzofurane hi आइसोबेन्जोफ्यूरॉन hu izobenzofurán ja イソベンゾフラン ko 아이소벤조퓨란 nl Isobenzofuraan pl 2-benzofuran pl izobenzofuran tr İzobenzofuran zh 异苯并呋喃

🔖 Identifiers · 15

OpenAlex ID: C2777828636
CAS Registry Number: 270-75-7
ChEBI ID: 35261
ChemSpider ID: 9553388
DSSTOX compound identifier: DTXCID20978595
DSSTox substance ID: DTXSID00943009
Freebase ID: /m/05c1235
InChI: InChI=1S/C8H6O/c1-2-4-8-6-9-5-7(8)3-1/h1-6H
InChIKey: UXGVMFHEKMGWMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 2777828636
PubChem CID: 11378474
Reaxys registry number: 1305644

Show all 15 identifiers +3

SureChEMBL ID: 8020
UNII: 9T5PJS6W2B
UniChem compound ID: 1099270

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections

Found in taxon 1

Holy Basil

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

2-benzofuran is a type of chemical entity^[1].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ 2-benzofuran — canonical SMILES (P233): C1=CC2=COC=C2C=C1. PubChem. Retrieved 2016-10-06. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ 2-benzofuran — chemical formula (P274): C₈H₆O. PubChem. Retrieved 2016-10-06. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ 2-benzofuran — subclass of (P279): biogenic isobenzofuran. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ 2-benzofuran — found in taxon (P703): Ocimum tenuiflorum. Leishmanicidal active constituents from Nepalese medicinal plant Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L.).. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ 2-benzofuran — mass (P2067): 118.041865 dalton. PubChem. Retrieved 2016-10-06. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ 2-benzofuran is an instance of type of chemical entity (Q113145171) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 2-benzofuran. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-benzofuran

MLA “2-benzofuran.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-benzofuran.

BibTeX

@misc{4ortxyz_2-benzofuran_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{2-benzofuran}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-benzofuran}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-08}}

LLM prompt

According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): 2-benzofuran — https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-benzofuran (retrieved 2026-11-08)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-benzofuran · Last refreshed: November 8, 2026