2-Acetylfuran

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| PIN = 1-(Furan-2-yl)ethan-1-one

| OtherNames = 1-(Furan-2-yl)ethanone
1-(2-Furanyl)-ethanone
2-Acetylfuran
Acetyl furan
2-Furyl methyl ketone

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| CASNo = 1192-62-7

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| UNII = Q5ZRP80K02

| PubChem = 14505

| ChemSpiderID = 13849

| ChEBI = 59983

| SMILES = CC(=O)C1=CC=CO1

| InChI = 1/C6H6O2/c1-5(7)6-3-2-4-8-6/h2-4H,1H3

| InChIKey = IEMMBWWQXVXBEU-UHFFFAOYAG

| StdInChI = 1S/C6H6O2/c1-5(7)6-3-2-4-8-6/h2-4H,1H3

| StdInChIKey = IEMMBWWQXVXBEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=6 | H=6 | O=2

| Appearance = Low melting solid

| Density = 1.0975 at 20 °C

| MeltingPtC = 30

| BoilingPtC = 168 to 169

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2-Acetylfuran has a low melting point and a high boiling point.

{{cite journal

| author = Howard D. Hartough| title = Acylation of thiophene and furan by means of boron trifluoride. VII| journal = Journal of the American Chemical Society| volume = 70 | pages = 867| year = 1948| last2 = Kosak| first2 = Alvin I.| issue = 2|doi=10.1021/ja01182a510 }}

{{cite journal

| author = Walther Borsche| title = Cleavage of the furan ring by primary aromatic amines and hydrochloric acid| journal = Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft B| volume = 71| pages = 957–66| year = 1938| last2 = Leditschke| first2 = Heinrich| last3 = Lange| first3 = Karl}} The solid melts at 30 °C and has a density of 1.0975 g/ml at 20 °C, while the normal boiling point of the liquid is 168–169 °C.{{cite journal | first1 = Y. |last1 = Asahina| title = Ethereal oil of Elsholtzia cristata Willdenow (Lablatae)| journal = Archiv der Pharmazie| volume = 252| pages =435–48| year = 1914 | last2 = Murayama| first2 = Y.| doi=10.1002/ardp.19142520609|s2cid = 94708979| url = https://zenodo.org/record/1424585}} 2-Acetylfuran is a useful intermediate in the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and is used in the production of the generic cephalophosphorin antibiotic cefuroxime.{{cite journal | author = Rong-geng Wang| title = Side chain of cefuroxime: (Z)-2-methoxyimino-2-(fury-2-yl)acetic acid ammonium salt| journal = Jingxi Yu Zhuanyong Huaxuepin| volume = 12 | issue = 17| pages = 10–11| year = 2004| last2 = Liu| first2 = Cheng-ping| last3 = Zhu| first3 = Kun-peng| last4 = Du| first4 = Hai-lin | last5 = Liu| first5 = Lie-yi }}