2-Methylfuran

2-Methylfuran is a flammable, water-insoluble liquid with a chocolate odor, found naturally in Myrtle and Dutch Lavenderused as a FEMA GRAS flavoring substance, with the potential for use in alternative fuels. 2-Methylfuran is a flammable, water-insoluble liquid with a chocolate odor, found naturally in Myrtle and Dutch Lavenderused as a FEMA GRAS flavoring substance, with the potential for use in alternative fuels. 2-Methylfuran is an article of commerce (chemical intermediate) and is normally manufactured by catalytic hydrogenolyis of furfural alcohol or via a hydrogenation-hydrogenolysis sequence from furfural in the vapor phase.