Chemical properties Colorless transparent liquid, exposure turns black, similar to ether odor. Slightly soluble in water. Dissolve 0.3g per 100g water, miscible with most organic solvents. Uses For the production of vitamin B1, chloroquine phosphate and primaquine phosphate and other drugs, the synthesis of pyrethroid pesticides and flavors, is also a good solvent use 2-methylfuran is a pyrethroid allethrin, proparthrin intermediate allyl olone raw material, 2-methylfuran is a good solvent. Uses This product is an organic synthetic intermediate, used in the pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of vitamin B1, chloroquine phosphate Chemicalbook and primaquine phosphate. 2-methylfuran has a narcotic effect. Use as an organic solvent production method from furfural (or furfuryl alcohol) catalytic hydrogenation. The hydrogenation catalyst was Cu-aluminum alloy with alkali as cocatalyst. The reaction pressure was 0.3-0.5MPa, and the hydrogen to furfural molar ratio was 10:1 at 200ºC. The reaction product is condensed, steamed and distilled to produce the finished product. Raw material consumption quota: furfural (96%) 1400kg/t, hydrogen 630m3kg/t, copper-aluminum catalyst 114kg/t.