2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, 99%, stab. with ca 150-400ppm BHT, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
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2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, 99%, stab. with ca 150-400ppm BHT, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, 99%, stab. with ca 150-400ppm BHT, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, 99%, stab. with ca 150-400ppm BHT, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Thermo Scientific Chemicals

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, 99%, stab. with ca 150-400ppm BHT, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

CAS: 96-47-9 | C5H10O | 86.134 g/mol
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Specifications
Chemical Name or Material2-Methyltetrahydrofuran
Melting Point-136°C
Name Notestabilized with ≈150 to 400ppm BHT
CAS96-47-9
Health Hazard 1H225-H302-H315-H318-H335
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2-Methyltetrahydrofuran acts as a solvent in organic synthesis. It is considered as a replacement for terahydrofuran due to its higher reaction temperature and easy separation after reaction. It is also useful in the electrolyte formulation for secondary lithium electrodes and as a component in alternative fuels. Further, it is used as a solvent for spectroscopic studies at -1960C. It also acts as a solvent for Grignard reagent in organometallic reactions. In addition to this, it plays an important role as a motor fuel.

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Applications
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran acts as a solvent in organic synthesis. It is considered as a replacement for terahydrofuran due to its higher reaction temperature and easy separation after reaction. It is also useful in the electrolyte formulation for secondary lithium electrodes and as a component in alternative fuels. Further, it is used as a solvent for spectroscopic studies at -1960C. It also acts as a solvent for Grignard reagent in organometallic reactions. In addition to this, it plays an important role as a motor fuel.

Solubility
Miscible with water and most organic solvents.

Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents, strong acids and strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Cryosolvent. Has been proposed as a chlorine-free alternative solvent to dichloromethane in two-phase, including acylation and phase transfer alkylation, reactions. The water-saturated system (ca 39 mL/L) is more polar than the dry solvent, and it forms a useful azeotrope with water (ca 9 : 1), facilitating drying: Synlett, 2353 (2003).
  2. Phanopoulos, A.; White, A. J. P.; Long, N. J.; Miller, P. W. Catalytic Transformation of Levulinic Acid to 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran Using Ruthenium-N-Triphos Complexes. ACS Catal. 2015, 5 (4), 2500-2512.
  3. Patankar, S. C.; Yadav, G. D. Cascade Engineered Synthesis of gama-Valerolactone, 1,4-Pentanediol, and 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran from Levulinic Acid Using Pd-Cu/ZrO2 Catalyst in Water as Solvent. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2015, 3 (11), 2619-2630.