Benzofuran

Benzofuran
Names
	IUPAC name 1-Benzofuran
	Other names Coumarone, benzo[b]furan
Identifiers
CAS Number	271-89-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:35260 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL363614 ;
ChemSpider	8868 ;
DrugBank	DB04179 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.439
KEGG	C14512 ;
PubChem CID	9223;
UNII	LK6946W774 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6020141 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H6O/c1-2-4-8-7(3-1)5-6-9-8/h1-6H Key: IANQTJSKSUMEQM-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H6O/c1-2-4-8-7(3-1)5-6-9-8/h1-6H Key: IANQTJSKSUMEQM-UHFFFAOYAU;
	SMILES o2c1ccccc1cc2;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H6O
Molar mass	118.135 g·mol−1
Melting point	−18 °C (0 °F; 255 K)
Boiling point	173 °C (343 °F; 446 K)
Hazards
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	500 mg/kg (mice).
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Benzofuran is the heterocyclic compound consisting of fused benzene and furan rings. This colourless liquid is a component of coal tar. Benzofuran is the "parent" of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, psoralen is a benzofuran derivative that occurs in several plants.

Production

Benzofuran is extracted from coal tar. It is also obtained by dehydrogenation of 2-ethylphenol.^[1]

Laboratory methods

Benzofuran can be prepared by O-alkylation of salicylaldehyde with chloroacetic acid followed by dehydration of the resulting ether.^[2] In another method called the Perkin rearrangement^[3]^[4]^[5] a coumarin is reacted with a hydroxide:

Related compounds

Furan, an analog without the fused benzene ring.
Indole, an analog with a nitrogen instead of the oxygen atom.
Isobenzofuran, the isomer with oxygen in the adjacent position.
Aurone
Thunberginol F

References

^ ^a ^b Collin, G.; Höke, H. (2007). "Benzofurans". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.l03_l01.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Burgstahler, A. W.; Worden, L. R. (1966). "Coumarone" (PDF). Organic Syntheses. 46: 28{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 5, p. 251.
^ Perkin, W. H. (1870). "XXIX. On some New Bromine Derivatives of Coumarin". Journal of the Chemical Society. 23: 368–371. doi:10.1039/JS8702300368.
^ Perkin, W. H. (1871). "IV. On some New Derivatives of Coumarin". Journal of the Chemical Society. 24: 37–55. doi:10.1039/JS8712400037.
^ Bowden, K.; Battah, S. (1998). "Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds in Basic Solutions. Part 32. The Perkin Rearrangement". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2. 1998 (7): 1603–1606. doi:10.1039/a801538d.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Ullmann-1] Collin, G.; Höke, H. (2007). "Benzofurans". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.l03_l01.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Burgstahler, A. W.; Worden, L. R. (1966). "Coumarone" (PDF). Organic Syntheses. 46: 28{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 5, p. 251.

[3] Perkin, W. H. (1870). "XXIX. On some New Bromine Derivatives of Coumarin". Journal of the Chemical Society. 23: 368–371. doi:10.1039/JS8702300368.

[4] Perkin, W. H. (1871). "IV. On some New Derivatives of Coumarin". Journal of the Chemical Society. 24: 37–55. doi:10.1039/JS8712400037.

[5] Bowden, K.; Battah, S. (1998). "Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds in Basic Solutions. Part 32. The Perkin Rearrangement". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2. 1998 (7): 1603–1606. doi:10.1039/a801538d.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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