Properties of furan

Thermophysical properties for furan (CAS: 110-00-9). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 4, H: 4, O: 1
  • CAS
    110-00-9
  • Formula
    C4H4O
  • ID
    110-00-9
  • InChI
    C4H4O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H
  • InChI Key
    YLQBMQCUIZJEEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    furan
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    68.074
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    8029
  • SMILES
    C1=COC=C1
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.2167
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    53
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    217.05
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.218
  • Dipole moment
    0.66
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -85.6
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    31.3

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    18.2265
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00298818
  • Density (kg/m³)
    931.156
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.36122
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    404.589
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    2.7542e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -3.8845e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    3.8793e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    104.486
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.073107
  • Parachor
    2.8793e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00063
  • Prandtl number
    4.48282
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.800323
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    31.3052
  • Solubility parameter
    1.8516e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.932072
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.5349
  • Surface tension
    0.0237754
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.12368
  • Thermal diffusivity
    8.6536e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    390
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -20
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.023
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.143

Environmental Properties

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