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Furan vs Furfural - What's the difference?

furan | furfural |

As nouns the difference between furan and furfural

is that furan is any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O while furfural is a heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.

furan

English

(wikipedia furan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O.

    • Derived terms

    * furanose ----

    furfural

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia furfural)
  • (organic compound) A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.