2-Acetyl Furan

Applications and Uses

1. Flavor and Fragrance Industry:

• A key flavoring agent and fragrance ingredient. Its pleasant aroma profile makes it valuable in creating flavors for baked goods, confectionery, meat products, coffee, potamo, egg and alcoholic beverages. Widely used in tobacco flavorings.

2. Pharmaceutical & Chemical Intermediate:

• Serves as a versatile synthetic building block for pharmaceuticals (e.g., non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents), agrochemicals, and other fine chemicals.

3. Research & Specialty Synthesis:

• Used in organic chemistry research and for the synthesis of more complex heterocyclic compounds, ligands, and functional materials.