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2-Methyltetrahydrofuran

Name: 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran
Brand: SIGALD

BioRenewable, ReagentPlus^®, ≥99.5%, contains 150-400 ppm BHT as stabilizer

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:

12352103

NACRES:

NA.21

PubChem Substance ID:

329750937

EC Number:

202-507-4

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

102448

MDL number:

MFCD00005367

Assay:

≥99.5%

Bp:

78-80 °C (lit.)

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Properties

Quality Level

100

product line

ReagentPlus^®

assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

contains

150-400 ppm BHT as stabilizer

expl. lim.

0.34-6.3 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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dilution

(for general lab use)

impurities

≤1.0% water (coulometr.), ≤100 ppm peroxide (as H₂O₂)

refractive index

n20/D 1.406 (lit.)

bp

78-80 °C (lit.)

mp

-136 °C

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

greener alternative category

Aligned,

SMILES string

CC1CCCO1

InChI

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

InChI key

JWUJQDFVADABEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product is biorenewable and thus it aligns with "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries" and "Use of Renewable Feedstocks".  Click here  for more information.

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF), a 2-methyl substituted tetrahydrofuran, is a biomass derived, environmentally favorable solvent alternative to tetrahydrofuran (THF), 1,4 Dioxane (Dioxane) and dichloromethane (DCM) for most industrial applications. Its polarity and Lewis base strength is intermediate between tetrahydrofuran (THF) and diethyl ether. It is a potential greener solvent alternative for organic synthesis and shows resistance to reduction by lithium making it a promising candidate as electrolytes in lithium batteries.

Application

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran may be used as an alternative solvent to:
THF in organometallic reactions

Grignard
Reformantsky
Lithiation
Hydride Reduction
Metal-Catalyzed Coupling (Heck, Stile, Suzuki)

Dichloromethane for Biphasic Reactions:

Alkylation
Amidation
Nucleophilic Substitution

Features and Benefits

Made from Renewable Resource - furfural derived from agricultural byproducts
High boiling point
Clean organic-water phase separation
Reduced energy to recover

Other Notes

To see other BioRenewable or Greener Solvents

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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pictograms

GHS02,GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

hcodes

H225,H302,H315,H318

pcodes

P210 - P233 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338

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

Regulatory Information

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A green analytical chemistry approach for lipid extraction: computation methods in the selection of green solvents as alternative to hexane.

Mari Merce Cascant et al.

Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 409(14), 3527-3539 (2017-04-09)

There is a great interest in finding alternatives and green solvents in extraction processes to replace petroleum based solvents. In order to investigate these possibilities, computational methods, as Hansen solubility parameters (HSP) and conductor-like screening model for real solvent (COSMO-RS)

2-methyltetrahydrofuran--lithium hexafluoroarsenate: a superior electrolyte for the secondary lithium electrode.

V R Koch et al.

Science (New York, N.Y.), 204(4392), 499-501 (1979-05-04)

Rechargeable, high energy density lithium batteries require an efficient lithium electrode. Earlier work with electrolytes based on propylene carbonate, methyl acetate, and tetrahydrofuran yielded poor lithium electrode cycling efficiencies because of electrolyte reduction by lithium. Solutions of lithium hexafluoroarsenate in

Solvent applications of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran in organometallic and biphasic reactions.

Aycock DF.

Organic Process Research & Development, 11(1), 156-159 (2007)

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155810-200L	04061838151261
155810-20L	04061838742278
155810-500ML	04061837224003
155810-PZ	04061823900218
155810-100ML	04061838742254
155810-18L-CS	04061837713330
155810-2.5L	04061838742261
155810-4X4L	04061838742285