3-Furoic acid is used in synthesis of furan-2,5- and furan-2,4-dicarboxylic acid under solvent-free conditions via disproportionation reaction. It exhibits hypolipidemic activity in rodents. It lowers serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels in mice and rats.
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Applications
3-Furoic acid is used in synthesis of furan-2,5- and furan-2,4-dicarboxylic acid under solvent-free conditions via disproportionation reaction. It exhibits hypolipidemic activity in rodents. It lowers serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels in mice and rats.
Solubility
Soluble in water, ether, alcohol, ethanol, and methanol.
Notes
Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Takamasa Kinoshita.; Kouichi Miyano.; Toshio Miwa. The Birch Reduction of Heterocyclic Carboxylic Acids. I. The Birch Reduction of 3-Furoic Acid. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 1975, 48 (6), 1865-18677.
- Antonio J. Moreno-Vargas.; Inmaculada Robina.; Raynald Demange.; Pierre Vogel. Synthesis and Glycosidase Inhibitory Activities of 5-(1',4'-Dideoxy-1',4'-imino-D-erythrosyl)-2-methyl-3-furoic Acid (=5-[(3S,4R)-3,4-Dihydroxypyrrolidin-2-yl]-2-methylfuran-3-carboxylic Acid) Derivatives: New Leads as Selective α-L-Fucosidase and β-Galactosidase Inhibitors. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 2013, 86 (6), 1894-1913.