87369

Tetrahydrofuran

Selectophore^™, ≥99.5%

• Synonym(s): THF, Butylene oxide, Oxolane, Tetramethylene oxide
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄H₈O
• CAS Number: 109-99-9
• Molecular Weight: 72.11
• Beilstein: 102391
• EC Number: 203-726-8
• MDL number: MFCD00005356
• PubChem Substance ID: 329769581
• NACRES: NB.61

Properties

• grade: for ion-selective electrodes
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: 2.5 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 114 mmHg ( 15 °C); 143 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• description: solvent for preparation of membranes
• product line: Selectophore^™
• assay: ≥99.5% (GC); ≥99.5%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 610 °F
• expl. lim.: 1.8-11.8 %
• impurities: ≤0.01% water
• refractive index: n20/D 1.407 (lit.)
• bp: 65-67 °C (lit.)
• mp: −108 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: soluble
• 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

General description

Tetrahydrofuran (THF), an organic compound which belongs to saturated cyclic ether group. It is mainly used as solvent for PVC and organoalkali compounds. It is also used in lithium batteries.

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Application

THF has been used to realise PVC membrane from electrode, during a study to design, fabricate and electrochemically characterize miniaturised thin- and thick-film Ag/AgCl reference electrodes.

Packaging

10, 100, 500 mL

Legal Information

Selectophore is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH

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): -6.2 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): -21.2 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves