Prepd by heating furfuraldehyde with butadiene
and water under pressure: Hillyer, Nicewander, US2683151 (1954 to Phillips Petroleum). Clinical efficacy vs sand flies: F. P. Fossati, M. Maroli, Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg.80, 771 (1986).
Properties
Liquid, bp 307°. d420 1.10. mp -80°. nD20 1.5254. Practically
insol in water.