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Definition of Furfural

furfural
Furfurol Fur"fu*rol, n. [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called also furfural.

Meaning of Furfural from wikipedia

- Furfural is an organic compound with the formula C4H3OCHO. It is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples are often brown. It has an aldehyde group...
- The rapid furfural test is a chemical test used to distinguish between glucose and fructose. The rapid furfural test is similar to Molisch's test but...
- Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), also known as 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, is an organic compound formed by the dehydration of reducing sugars. It is a white...
- known synthesis of a furan compound, the second being furfural in 1821. Despite this, it was furfural which came to set naming conventions for later furans...
- the presence of certain carbohydrates, in which they are converted to furfural with hydrochloric acid, which reacts with aniline acetate to produce a...
- defensive glands. The acid-catalysed degradation of hemicellulose gives furfural, a precursor to synthetic polymers and to tetrahydrofuran. Xylose is metabolised...
- monosaccharides by strong mineral acids. Pentoses are then dehydrated to furfural, while hexoses are dehydrated to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Either of these...
- usually synthesized by catalytic hydrogenation of furfural. OC4H3CHO + 4 H2 → OC4H7CH3 + H2O Furfural is produced by the acid-catalyzed digestion of pentosan...
- chemicals. The name "furan" comes from the Latin furfur, which means bran (furfural is produced from bran). The first furan derivative to be described was...
- solvents. Furfuryl alcohol is manufactured industrially by hydrogenation of furfural, which is itself typically produced from waste bio-m**** such as corncobs...