5-hydroxymethylfurfural
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural is a furan. In honey it is mainly formed from fructose, and to a much lesser extent from glucose by action of acid and heat. The chemical substance 5-hydroxymethylfurfural is described by the following attributes or identifiers:
- PIN: 5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde
- Molecular formula: C6H6O3
- InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6O3/c7-3-5-1-2-6(4-8)9-5/h1-3,8H,4H2
- SMILES: C1=C(OC(=C1)C=O)CO
- CAS Registry Number: 67-47-0
- EC Number: 200-654-9
References
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PubChem 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural (CAS RN: 67-47-0). [2025-11-29] pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Anonymous 1978 Honey. (en-US) Advances in Food Research. Vol. 24, Academic Press. pp. 287-374. [2025-11-29] www.sciencedirect.com
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Sayed M., Warlin N., Hulteberg C., Munslow I., Lundmark S., Pajalic O. et al. 2020 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose: an efficient continuous process in a water-dimethyl carbonate biphasic system with high yield product recovery. Green Chemistry. Vol. 22, (16) pp. 5402-5413. doi: 10.1039/D0GC01422B
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Bulgarian
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хидроксиметилфурфурол
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Bulgarian
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HMF
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Croatian
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Croatian
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hidroksimetilfurfural
Noun, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Czech
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hydroxymethylfurfural
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Michael Rubinigg
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Czech
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HMF
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Danish
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hydroxymethylfurfural
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Michael Rubinigg
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Danish
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish
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HMF
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Dutch; Flemish
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hydroxymethylfurfural
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English
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HMF
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hydroxymethylfurfural
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Estonian
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Estonian
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hüdroksümetüülfurfuraal
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Michael Rubinigg
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Finnish
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Finnish
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hydroksimetyylifurfuraal
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French
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HMF
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French
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hydroxyméthylfurfural
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German
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HMF
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German
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Hydroxymethylfurfural
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Greek
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HMF
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Greek
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υδροξυμεθυλοφουρφουράλη
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Michael Rubinigg
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Hungarian
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Hungarian
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hidroximetil-furfurol
Compound noun, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Italian
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idrossimetilfurfurale
Noun, Feminine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Italian
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HMF
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Latvian
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hidroksimetilfurfurola
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Michael Rubinigg
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Latvian
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Lithuanian
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hidroksimetilfurfurolas
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Michael Rubinigg
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Lithuanian
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HMF
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Maltese
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Maltese
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hydroxymethylfurfural
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Polish
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Polish
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hydroksymetylofurfural
Noun, Singular |
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Portuguese
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HMF
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Portuguese
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hidroximetilfurfural
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Michael Rubinigg
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
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HMF
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
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hidroximetilfurfural
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Slovak
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HMF
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Slovak
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hydroxymetylfurfural
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Slovenian
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Slovenian
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hidroksimetilfurfurala
Noun, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Spanish; Castilian
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HMF
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Spanish; Castilian
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hidroximetilfurfural
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Michael Rubinigg
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Swedish
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HMF
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Michael Rubinigg
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Swedish
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hydroximetylfurfural
Proper noun |
Michael Rubinigg
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