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Encyclopedia > Benzofuran
Benzofuran
Chemical name Benzofuran
Chemical formula C8H6O
Molecular mass 118.13 g/mol
Melting point < -18 °C
Boiling point 173 °C
CAS number 271-89-6
SMILES C1(OC=C2)=C2C=CC=C1
Chemical structure of benzofuran


Benzofuran, also known as Cumaron, Coumarone, or benzo[b]furan, is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. IUPAC nomenclature is a systematic way of naming organic chemical compounds. ... A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... The molecular mass of a substance (less accurately called molecular weight and abbreviated as MW) is the mass of one molecule of that substance, relative to the unified atomic mass unit u (equal to 1/12 the mass of one atom of carbon-12). ... The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. ... Alternate use: Boiling point Boiling Point, known in Japan as 3-4X Jūgatsu (3-4X10月 lit. ... CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for chemical compounds, polymers, biological sequences and alloys. ... The simplified molecular input line entry specification or SMILES is a specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII alpha-numeric strings. ... Heterocyclic compounds are substances which contain a ring structure as found in benzene and the aromatic compounds, or aromatic hydrocarbons, but in which other atoms than carbon, such as sulfur, oxygen or nitrogen are found as part of the ring. ... In chemistry, an aromatic molecule is one in which electrons are free to cycle around circular arrangements of atoms, which are alternately singly and doubly bonded to one another. ... An organic compound is any of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon, with exception of carbides, carbonates and carbon oxides. ...


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