Benzofuran
- Cumarone
- Benzo [b ] furan
Colorless liquid with aromatic odor
Liquid
1.09 g · cm -3 ( 25 ° C)
<-18 ° C
174 ° C.
- Practically insoluble in water
- Soluble in many organic solvents
1.5615 ( 17 ° C)
Attention
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Is a bicyclic heteroaromatic benzofuran and the oxygen analogue of the indole. It is composed of a furane ring and a fused benzene ring.
Aromaticity
In comparison with its heteroaromatic analogs aromaticity increases in the following sequence: → benzofuran benzothiophene indole →.
Proof
For the detection of the benzofuran pine shaving reaction can be used.