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5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde

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5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde

Summary

5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde is a type of chemical entity[1]. 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=C(OC(=C1)C=O)CO[4].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₆O₃[5].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde is a type of aldehydes[6].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's Commons category is recorded as Hydroxymethylfurfural[7].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde comprises oxygen[8].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde comprises carbon[9].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Verruculina enalia[10].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Hydrastis canadensis[11].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Tropicoporus linteus[12].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Aristolochia gehrtii[13].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Siphoneugena densiflora[14].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Rehmannia glutinosa[15].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Stellaria dichotoma[16].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Eleutherococcus senticosus[17].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Anemarrhena asphodeloides[18].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Dendrobium chrysanthum[19].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Vitis vinifera[20].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Aralia bipinnata[21].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Clivia miniata[22].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Onion[23].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Pluchea sagittalis[24].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Eucommia ulmoides[25].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Gonocaryum calleryanum[26].
  • 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Gymnadenia conopsea[27].

Why It Matters

5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2] 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The metabolites of the mangrove fungus Verruculina enalia No. 2606 from a salt lake in the Bahamas. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Antioxidants in medicinal plant extracts. A research study of the antioxidant capacity of Crataegus, Hamamelis and Hydrastis. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A sphingolipid and tyrosinase inhibitors from the fruiting body of Phellinus linteus. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Alkamides and phenethyl derivatives from Aristolochia gehrtii. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Enzymatic inhibitory activity and trypanocidal effects of extracts and compounds from Siphoneugena densiflora O. Berg and Vitex polygama Cham. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Simultaneous analysis of furfural metabolites from Rehmanniae radix preparata by HPLC-DAD–ESI-MS. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Structures of new beta-carboline-type alkaloids with antiallergic effects from Stellaria dichotoma(1,2). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . A benzenoid from the stem of Acanthopanax senticosus. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . On-line purity monitoring in high-speed counter-current chromatography: application of HSCCC-HPLC-DAD for the preparation of 5-HMF, neomangiferin and mangiferin from Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Chemical constituents of Dendrobium candidum. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Separation and Identification of Furanic Compounds in Fruit Juices and Drinks by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Photodiode Array Detection. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Lignans from the wood of Aralia bipinnata. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Supercritical fluid extraction and analysis of compounds from Clivia miniata for uterotonic activity.. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Isolation and identification of potential cancer chemopreventive agents from methanolic extracts of green onion (Allium cepa).. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Natural products from Pluchea sagittalis act as inhibitors of photosynthesis in vitro. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Effects of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver leaf extract on 3T3-L1 differentiation into adipocytes. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A secoiridoid and other constituents of Gonocaryum calleryanum. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Bioactive constituents from Chinese natural medicines. XVII. constituents with radical scavenging effect and new glucosyloxybenzyl 2-isobutylmalates from Gymnadenia conopsea. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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