Dibenzofuran

Dibenzofuran (CAS 132-64-9), also known as diphenylene oxide or DBF, is a polycyclic heterocyclic compound used as a reference material and chemical intermediate in flavor and fragrance development.

Where is Dibenzofuran used?

• Flavor and fragrance: synthetic intermediate for targeted aroma compounds in fine fragrance and flavor systems
• Cosmetics: precursor for specialty fragrance ingredients in personal care products
• Quality control laboratories: analytical reference standard for polycyclic aromatic compounds in food and cosmetic matrices
• Research and specialty chemicals: scaffold for synthesizing heterocyclic derivatives with defined sensory or functional profiles
• Its fused aromatic structure makes it a building block in the synthesis of specialty aroma chemicals and functional organic compounds.

Commercial specifications

• Technical grade and high-purity grades for research, reference standard, and synthesis applications
• Packaging from small laboratory quantities to bulk industrial orders