Furoin or 1,2-di(furan-2-yl)-2-hydroxyethanone is an organic compound with formula C10H8O4. It can be produced from furfural by the catalytic action of cyanide ions. ==Reactions== Furoin synthesis from furfural is also catalyzed by vitamin B1 (thiamine). In 1957, R. Breslow proposed that this reaction involves a relatively stable carbene form of t...
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• (n.) A colorless, crystalline substance, C10H8O4, from furfurol.
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Fu'ro·in noun [ See
Furfurol .]
(Chemistry) A colorless, crystalline substance, C
10 H
8 O
4 , from furfurol.
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