2-Methylfuran

2-Methylfuran, also known with the older name of sylvane, is a flammable, water-insoluble liquid with a chocolate odor, found naturally in Myrtle and Dutch Lavender
used as a Flavor and [Extract Manufacturers Association|FEMA] GRAS flavoring substance, with the potential for use in alternative fuels.

Manufacture

2-Methylfuran is an article of commerce and is normally manufactured by catalytic hydrogenolysis of furfural alcohol or via a hydrogenation-hydrogenolysis sequence from furfural in the vapor phase.