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Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): NSC 15434, Tetrahydro-2-furanmethanol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₅H₁₀O₂
• CAS Number: 97-99-4
• Molecular Weight: 102.13
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 102723
• EC Number: 202-625-6
• MDL number: MFCD00005372
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757520
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 3.52 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 2.3 mmHg ( 39 °C)
• assay: ≥98.5% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• expl. lim.: 9.7 %
• refractive index: n20/D 1.452 (lit.); n20/D 1.452-1.454
• bp: 178 °C (lit.)
• mp: −80 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.054 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: OCC1CCCO1
• InChI: 1S/C5H10O2/c6-4-5-2-1-3-7-5/h5-6H,1-4H2
• InChI key: BSYVTEYKTMYBMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA), a flammable liquid with a slight ether odor, is widely used as a flavoring agent in the food industry. It finds applications as an intermediate in industrial applications, consumer products including graffiti removers, floor polish removers, oven cleaners, as a solvent for a variety of products such as dyes, waxes, resins, nail-cleaning agents, fats, etc.

Application

Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in rats and smoke flavoring from rice husk using chromatography techniques.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H319,H360Df
• pcodes: P202 - P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313 - P337 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 163.4 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 73 °C - closed cup