Furoin

Furoin
Names
	IUPAC name 1,2-bis(2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethanone
Identifiers
CAS Number	552-86-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL364893 ;
ChemSpider	10629 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.205
EC Number	209-024-8;
PubChem CID	11100;
UNII	FP41RNB020 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60862181 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H8O4/c11-9(7-3-1-5-13-7)10(12)8-4-2-6-14-8/h1-6,9,11H Key: MIJRFWVFNKQQDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES O=C(c1occc1)C(O)c2occc2;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H8O4
Molar mass	192.170 g·mol−1
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Furoin or 1,2-di(furan-2-yl)-2-hydroxyethanone is an organic compound with formula C₁₀H₈O₄. It can be produced from furfural by a benzoin condensation reaction catalyzed by cyanide ions.^[1]

Uses