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85488

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-MeTHF, Tetrahydro-2-methylfuran, Tetrahydrosilvan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
86.13
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-507-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
102448
MDL number:
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Product Name

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, analytical standard

InChI key

JWUJQDFVADABEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H10O/c1-5-3-2-4-6-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

SMILES string

CC1CCCO1

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

contains

~0.025% 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.406 (lit.)
n20/D 1.406

bp

78-80 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

Quality Level

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Application

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General description

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran is a sustainable green alternative and offers both economical and environmentally friendly advantages over tetrahydrofuran and dichloromethane in a variety of organometallic reactions and biphasic reactions.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

14.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-10.0 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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Axel Kahnt et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(25), 9863-9871 (2011-05-21)
Electron-transfer reactions are fundamental to many practical devices, but because of their complexity, it is often very difficult to interpret measurements done on the complete device. Therefore, studies of model systems are crucial. Here the rates of charge separation and
Tony W T Bristow et al.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 25(10), 1794-1802 (2014-08-12)
For on-line monitoring of chemical reactions (batch or continuous flow), mass spectrometry (MS) can provide data to (1) determine the fate of starting materials and reagents, (2) confirm the presence of the desired product, (3) identify intermediates and impurities, (4)

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