Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Difurfuryl ether [show]

General Information

Synonyms: FURFURYL ETHER
Chemical Names: DIFURFURYL ETHER
CAS number: 4437-22-3
COE number: 13061
JECFA number: 1522
FEMA number: 3337
Functional Class: Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 2018
ADI: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Meeting: 86
Specs Code: M
Report: TRS 1014-JECFA 86/84
Specification: FAO JECFA Monographs 22/99

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID263034
IUPAC Name2-(furan-2-ylmethoxymethyl)furan
InChIInChI=1S/C10H10O3/c1-3-9(12-5-1)7-11-8-10-4-2-6-13-10/h1-6H,7-8H2
InChI KeyYEQMNLGBLPBBNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESC1=COC(=C1)COCC2=CC=CO2
Molecular FormulaC10H10O3
Wikipediadifurfuryl ether

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight178.187
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3
Rotatable Bond Count4
Complexity133.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c c B w M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A S J A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B 4 A A A G g A A A A A A C A S g k A I w B I A A B E C I A K h S g A I C C A A k I A A I i A F G C M g N J j K E N R 6 C G S C k w B E K q Y a I J A g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area35.5
Monoisotopic Mass178.063
Exact Mass178.063
XLogP3None
XLogP3-AA1.3
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count13
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9900
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9953
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.5530
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.6995
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7027
Non-inhibitor0.7588
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.7650
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.7550
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8799
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8815
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7535
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.5485
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7701
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8675
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorInhibitor0.5059
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9693
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityHigh CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.5399
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.8860
Non-inhibitor0.9387
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.5184
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.7491
Fish ToxicityLow FHMT0.9238
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.6066
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.6831
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.5661
Acute Oral ToxicityII0.7462
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Danger0.4594

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-0.6749LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.1407LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity2.8974LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity2.4711pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.3796pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassHeteroaromatic compounds
SubclassNot available
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentHeteroaromatic compounds
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
SubstituentsHeteroaromatic compound - Furan - Oxacycle - Ether - Dialkyl ether - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as heteroaromatic compounds. These are compounds containing an aromatic ring where a carbon atom is linked to an hetero atom.

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