furfural

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q412429
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furfural

Summary

furfural is a type of chemical entity[1]. furfural ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • furfural's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • furfural's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=COC(=C1)C=O[4].
  • furfural's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₄O₂[5].
  • furfural is a type of heterocyclic compound[6].
  • furfural is a type of aldehydes[7].
  • furfural is part of response to furfural[8].
  • furfural is part of furaldehyde metabolic process[9].
  • furfural's Commons category is recorded as Furfural[10].
  • furfural comprises oxygen[11].
  • furfural comprises carbon[12].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Prunus dulcis[13].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Lantana camara[14].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Coffea arabica[15].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Paeonia lactiflora[16].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Botrytis cinerea[17].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Manilkara zapota[18].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Swertia japonica[19].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as ginger[20].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Helianthus tuberosus[21].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Pueraria montana var. lobata[22].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as liquorice[23].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Melissa officinalis[24].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Agathosma betulina[25].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Asarum canadense[26].
  • furfural's found in taxon is recorded as Avena sativa[27].

Why It Matters

furfural ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2] furfural has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] furfural is known by 71 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] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Components of almond hulls: possible navel orangeworm attractants and growth inhibitors. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF LANTANA CAMARA I. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . New volatile components of roasted coffee. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . "Essential oil constituents of \"PAEONIAE RADIX\" Peaonia lactiflora Pall. (P. albilora Pall.).". wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Odorous metabolites of fungi, Chaetomium globosum Kinze ex Fr. and Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr., and a blue-green alga, Phormidium tenue (Meneghini) Gomont.. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Volatile flavor components of sapodilla fruit (Achras sapota L). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Semburins and Swertiols, Novel 2,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes and Their Precursory Alcohols, from Swertia japonica Makino. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Investigation of the essential oil of Vietnamese ginger. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Aroma volatiles of Cynara scolymus and Helianthus tuberosus. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Volatile flavor components of Puerariae radix (Pueraria lobata Ohwi).. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra.. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Constituents ofMelissa officinalisL. Cultures. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Analysis of Buchu leaf oil. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Composition of the essential oil from Asarum canadense. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Volatile food attractants forOryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) from oats. 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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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lower flammable limit {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+2.1'}
    Density {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.16'}
    Found in taxon Prunus dulcis, Lantana camara, Coffea arabica +59
    Upper flammable limit {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+19.3'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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