3-methylfuran
A member of the class of furans that is furan in which the hydrogen at position 3 is replaced by a methyl group. It is a chemical that is produced in foods during food processing and preservation techniques that involve heat treatment such as cooking and pasteurization. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 930-27-8 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C5H6O | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 82.102 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 82.04186 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:172946 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 82.10 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 82.041864811 Da | PubChem ↗ |
| Computed XLogP | 1.4 | PubChem ↗ |
| Topological polar surface area (Ų) | 13.1 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond donors | 0 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond acceptors | 1 | PubChem ↗ |
| Rotatable bonds | 0 | PubChem ↗ |
PubChem computed values are shown separately from the ChEBI record. An exact InChIKey match was used to connect the records. Molecular descriptors do not describe a supplied product’s purity, particle size or performance.
Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifier3-methylfuran3-methylfuranKJRRQXYWFQKJIP-UHFFFAOYSA-NCc1ccoc1InChI=1S/C5H6O/c1-5-2-3-6-4-5/h2-4H,1H3Classification & relationships
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Mass ↔ amount of substance
Calculated from sourced massUses 82.102 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsCOHCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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