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Furoin
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<p>Furoin or 1,2-di(furan-2-yl)-2-hydroxyethanone is an <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic compound</a> with formula C10H8O4. It can be produced from <a href="/facts/Furfural/xnnVJtsQ">furfural</a> by a <a href="/facts/Benzoin_condensation/6jaHnjYl">benzoin condensation</a> reaction <a href="/facts/Catalysis/LPBS7TQC">catalyzed</a> by <a href="/facts/Cyanide/t0o8FMKI">cyanide</a> ions. </p>