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2-Methyltetrahydrofuran

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-MeTHF, Tetrahydro-2-methylfuran, Tetrahydrosilvan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10O
CAS Number:
96-47-9
Molecular Weight:
86.13
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329769381
EC Number:
202-507-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
102448
MDL number:
MFCD00005367
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Quality Level

100

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

bp

78-80 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

CC1CCCO1

InChI

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

InChI key

JWUJQDFVADABEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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

supp_hazards

EUH019

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

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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Articles

The Utility of Headspace Grade Solvents for the Analysis of Organic Volatile Impurities

Learn about analyzing organic volatile impurities (OVIs) in pharmaceuticals using SH-GC, focusing on suitable solvents and ensuring compliance.

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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SKUGTIN
85488-10ML-F04061836959128
85488-5ML-F04061833024348