Furfuryl alcohol, also called *-furylmethanol or *-furancarbinol, is anorganic compound containing a furan substitited with a hydroxymethyl group. It is a clear colorless liquid when pure, but becomes amber colored upon prolonged standing. It possesses a faint burning odor and a bitter taste. It is misciblewith, but unstable in, water. It is soluble in common organic solvents. Upon treatment with acids, heat and/or catalysts, furfuryl alcohol can be made topolymerize into a resin, poly(furfuryl alcohol).

Furfuryl alcohol is manufactured industrially by the catalytic reduction offurfural which is obtained from corncobs and sugar cane bagasse. It finds use as a solvent, but is primarily used as an ingredient in the manufacture of various chemical products such as foundry resins, adhesives, and wetting agents.