benzofuran

heterocyclic compound consisting of fused benzene and furan rings
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q410089
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benzofuran

Summary

benzofuran is a type of chemical entity[1]. benzofuran ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • benzofuran's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • benzofuran's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CO2[4].
  • benzofuran's chemical formula is recorded as C₈H₆O[5].
  • benzofuran is a type of biogenic benzofuran[6].
  • benzofuran's Commons category is recorded as Benzofuran[7].
  • benzofuran's found in taxon is recorded as Vitex agnus-castus[8].
  • benzofuran's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma aromatica[9].
  • benzofuran's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma wenyujin[10].
  • benzofuran's found in taxon is recorded as Scleromitrion diffusum[11].
  • benzofuran's found in taxon is recorded as Cascabela thevetia[12].
  • benzofuran's found in taxon is recorded as Thevetia peruviana[13].
  • benzofuran's found in taxon is recorded as Allamanda cathartica[14].
  • benzofuran's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • benzofuran's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+118.042'}[16].
  • benzofuran's subject has role is recorded as carcinogen[17].

Why It Matters

benzofuran ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2] benzofuran has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] benzofuran is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] . Pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry used to simultaneously determine essential oil and phenolic compounds in the monks' peppervitex agnus-castus L. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . One- and two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography-diode-array detector fingerprints of complex substances: a comparison of classification performance of similar, complex Rhizoma Curcumae samples. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . One- and two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography-diode-array detector fingerprints of complex substances: a comparison of classification performance of similar, complex Rhizoma Curcumae samples. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Composition of the Essential Oil of Hedyotis diffusa Willd.. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Volatiles from Flowers of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. and Allamanda cathartics Linn. (Apocynaceae). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Volatiles from Flowers of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. and Allamanda cathartics Linn. (Apocynaceae). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Volatiles from Flowers of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. and Allamanda cathartics Linn. (Apocynaceae). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . California Proposition 65 list of chemicals. Retrieved . oehha.ca.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of biogenic benzofuran
    Subject has role carcinogen
    Subclass of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283132005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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