900636

Tetrahydrofuran

anhydrous, inhibitor-free, ZerO₂^®, ≥99.9%

• Synonym(s): Degassed and low oxygen tetrahydrofuran, Tetramethylene oxide, Oxolane, Butylene oxide, Tetrahydrofuran ZerO₂
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄H₈O
• CAS Number: 109-99-9
• Molecular Weight: 72.11
• Beilstein: 102391
• EC Number: 203-726-8
• MDL number: MFCD00005356

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• grade: ZerO₂^®
• vapor density: 2.5 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 114 mmHg ( 15 °C); 143 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99.9%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 610 °F
• quality: anhydrous
• expl. lim.: 1.8-11.8 %
• impurities: ≤0.002% water; water
• refractive index: n20/D 1.407 (lit.)
• pH: ~7
• bp: 65-67 °C (lit.)
• mp: −108 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.889 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: C1CCOC1
• InChI: 1S/C4H8O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H2
• Inchi Key: WYURNTSHIVDZCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

ZerO₂ products are rigorously degassed with highly pure inert gas providing solvents and solutions (anhydrous if specified) with very low residual oxygen content.

Other Notes

Greener alternatives are available for many THF applications, 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran (900520)

Legal Information

ZerO₂ is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS02,GHS07,GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H225 - H302 - H319 - H335 - H336 - H351
• Precautionary Statements: P202 - P210 - P233 - P301 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2
• Supplementary Hazards: EUH019
• Storage Class Code: 3 - Flammable liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): -4.0 °F
• Flash Point(C): -20 °C