tetrahydrofuran


butylene oxide; diethylene oxide; 1,4-epoxybutane; oxacyclopentane; oxolane; tetrahydrofuran; tetramethylene oxide; THF
Links:📏 NIST, ⚗️ ChemSynthesis, 📖 PubMed,
📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Tetrahydrofuran); p. 286
CAS RN:[109-99-9]
Formula:C4H8O; 72.11 g/mol
InChiKey:WYURNTSHIVDZCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES:O1CCCC1
Molecular structure of tetrahydrofuran
Use:Grignard reaction and other syntheses; refining lubricating oils
Density:0.887 g/mL
Molar volume:81.3 mL/mol
Refractive index:1.407
Molecular refractive power:20.02 mL/mol
Dielectric constant:7.58
Dipole moment:1.69 D
Melting point:-108 °C
Boiling point:65 °C
Vapour pressure:142 Torr
Surface tension:26.40 dyn/cm
Viscosity:0.55 cP
Critical temperature:468 °C
Critical pressure:51.3 atm
Critical volume:224.00 ml/mol
Evaporation rate (ether):2.3
Evaporation rate (butyl acetate):6.3
Solubility in water:100 % w/w
Solubility of water:100 % w/w
Log10 partition octanol / water:0.46
Snyder P':4.0
Snyder X:Xe: 0.4    Xd: 0.2    Xn: 0.4
Solvent strength (ε0, silica):0.35
Solvent strength (ε0, alumina):0.45
Dimroth ET:37.4
Hildebrant solubility parameter (δ):9.1
Hansen solubility parameter:δd: 8.2 (cal/mL)½   δp: 2.8 (cal/mL)½   δh: 3.9 (cal/mL)½
Specific heat capacity:36.0 cal/molK

Isomers

allyl methyl ether
Molecular structure of allyl methyl ether
butanal
Molecular structure of butanal
2-butanone
Molecular structure of 2-butanone
(E)-but-2-en-1-ol
Molecular structure of (E)-but-2-en-1-ol
(Z)-but-2-en-1-ol
Molecular structure of (Z)-but-2-en-1-ol
3-buten-1-ol
Molecular structure of 3-buten-1-ol
3-buten-2-ol
Molecular structure of 3-buten-2-ol
cyclobutanol
Molecular structure of cyclobutanol
cyclopropylmethanol
Molecular structure of cyclopropylmethanol
2,2-dimethyloxirane
Molecular structure of 2,2-dimethyloxirane
cis-2,3-dimethyloxirane
Molecular structure of cis-2,3-dimethyloxirane
trans-2,3-dimethyloxirane
Molecular structure of trans-2,3-dimethyloxirane
ethoxyethene
Molecular structure of ethoxyethene
ethyloxirane
Molecular structure of ethyloxirane
(2R)-2-ethyloxirane
Molecular structure of (2R)-2-ethyloxirane
(2S)-2-ethyloxirane
Molecular structure of (2S)-2-ethyloxirane
methoxycyclopropane
Molecular structure of methoxycyclopropane
2-methoxy-1-propene
Molecular structure of 2-methoxy-1-propene
1-methylcyclopropanol
Molecular structure of 1-methylcyclopropanol
2-methylpropanal
Molecular structure of 2-methylpropanal
2-methylprop-2-en-1-ol
Molecular structure of 2-methylprop-2-en-1-ol
tetrahydrofuran
Molecular structure of tetrahydrofuran