Furan - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Furan;

NCIt synonyms : Oxycyclopentadiene; Furfuran; 1,4-Epoxy-1,3-butadiene; Tetrole; Oxole; Divinylene Oxide;

NCIt definition : A clear, colorless, flammable liquid cyclic ether with an ethereal odor. Furan is used as an intermediate in the production of tetrahydrofuran, pyrrole and thiophene. Inhalation exposure to this substance causes eye and skin irritation and central nervous system depression. Furan is mutagenic in animals and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. (NCI05);

UNII : UC0XV6A8N9;

InChIKey : YLQBMQCUIZJEEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 110-00-9;

Chemical formula : C4H4O;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:35559;

Details

Origin ID

C44385;

UMLS CUI

C0060850;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- furan [Substance BNPC]
- furan [MeSH concept]
- furan [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- furans [MeSH Descriptor]
- furans [MeSH concept]
False automatic mappings
- (N-ethylcarbamoylhydroxymethyl)furan [MeSH concept]
- (N-ethylcarbamoylhydroxymethyl)furan [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- furan [MeSH concept]
- furan [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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