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ChEBI Name	furan

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:35559

Definition	A monocyclic heteroarene with a structure consisting of a 5-membered ring containing four carbons and one oxygen, with formula C₄H₄O. It is a toxic, flammable, low-boiling (31°C) colourless liquid.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:34767, CHEBI:30855

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Formula

C4H4O

Net Charge

Average Mass

68.07400

Monoisotopic Mass

68.02621

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H4O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H

InChIKey

YLQBMQCUIZJEEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

c1ccoc1

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	Maillard reaction product Any thermal degradation product obtained as a result of a chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar (Maillard reaction, a non-enzymatic browning procedure that usually imparts flavour to starch-based food products).

Biological Role(s):	hepatotoxic agent A role played by a chemical compound exihibiting itself through the ability to induce damage to the liver in animals. carcinogenic agent A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	furan (CHEBI:35559) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903) furan (CHEBI:35559) has role hepatotoxic agent (CHEBI:50908) furan (CHEBI:35559) has role Maillard reaction product (CHEBI:77523) furan (CHEBI:35559) is a furans (CHEBI:24129) furan (CHEBI:35559) is a mancude organic heteromonocyclic parent (CHEBI:35555) furan (CHEBI:35559) is a monocyclic heteroarene (CHEBI:38179)

Incoming	2-ethylfuran (CHEBI:141565) has functional parent furan (CHEBI:35559) furfural (CHEBI:34768) has functional parent furan (CHEBI:35559) 3-furaldehyde (CHEBI:87609) has parent hydride furan (CHEBI:35559) furandiyl group (CHEBI:51427) is substituent group from furan (CHEBI:35559) furyl group (CHEBI:24131) is substituent group from furan (CHEBI:35559)

IUPAC Name

furan

Last Modified

13 August 2018