5-Chloromethylfurfural is an organic compound with the formula C4H2O(CH2Cl)CHO. It consists of a furan substituted at the 2- and 5-positions with formyl (CHO) and chloromethyl (CH2Cl) groups. CMF, as it is called, is obtained by dehydration of fructose and other cellulose derivatives using hydrochloric acid. It is a colourless liquid. It can be reduced to give 5-methylfurfural, and can be hydrolyzed to give hydroxymethylfurfural.

CAS：1623-88-7
中文别名：
英文别名：5-chloromethyl-furan-2-carbaldehyde;5-(Chloromethyl)-2-furaldehyde;5-chloromethyl-2-furannecarboxaldehyde;EINECS 216-608-6;5-(chloromethyl)-2-furancarboxaldehyde;5-(chloromethyl)furfural;
分子式：C6H5ClO2
分子量：144.556
精确质量：143.998
Psa：30.21
Logp：1.8309

MDL号：MFCD02181084
EINECS号：216-608-6

密度：1.295g/cm3
沸点：257.5ºC at 760mmHg
闪点：109.6ºC
折射率：1.541
蒸汽压：0.0145mmHg at 25°C

海关编码：2932190090