Catalog Number
ACMA00017154
Product Name
Polytetrahydrofuran
Description
Tetrahydrofuran appears as a clear colorless liquid with an ethereal odor. Less dense than water. Flash point 6°F. Vapors are heavier than air.;Liquid;Liquid;COLOURLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.;Colorless liquid with an ether-like odor.;Colorless liquid with an ether-like odor.
Molecular Weight
72.11g/mol
Molecular Formula
C4H8O;(CH2)3CH₂O;C4H8O;C4H8O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H2
InChI Key
WYURNTSHIVDZCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
151 °F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);65.0 °C;65 °C;66 °C;151°F;151°F
Melting Point
-163.3 °F (NTP, 1992);-108.3 °C;-108.44 °C;-108.3°C;-108.5 °C;-163.3°F;-163°F
Flash Point
6 °F (NTP, 1992);6 °F (closed cup); -4 °F (open cup);-14.5 °C (closed cup);-14.5 °C c.c.;6°F;6°F
Density
0.888 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);0.8833 g/cu cm at 25 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 0.89;0.89;0.89
Solubility
greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68° F (NTP, 1992);13.87 M;Miscible with alcohols, ketones, esters, hydrocarbons, and ethers.;Very soluble in acetone, benzene, ether, ethanol, and chloroform;30% IN WATER AT 25 °C;Miscible in water at 25 °C;1000.0 mg/mL;Solubility in water: freely soluble;Miscible
Color/Form
Colorless, mobile liquid;Water-white liquid;Colorless liquid
Corrosivity
Tetrahydrofuran will attack some forms of plastics, rubber, and coatings.
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
216-898-4;203-726-8;607-472-2
Heat of Vaporization
180 BTU/lb= 98.1 cal/g= 4.1X10+5 J/kg
Log P
0.46 (LogP);log Kow = 0.46;0.46;0.46 (estimated)
MeSH Entry Terms
tetrahydrofuran
Monoisotopic Mass
72.057515g/mol
Odor
Ether-like odor;FAINT FRUITY ODOR
Other Experimental
CONVERSION FACTOR: 1 PPM = 2.94 MG/CU M; 1 MG/L = 340 PPM;RATIO OF SPECIFIC HEATS OF VAPOR (GAS): (EST) 1.083;Saturated liquid density: 55.230 lb/cu ft; saturated vapor pressure: 2.913 lb/sq in; saturated vapor density: 0.03660 lb/cu ft (all at 75 °F);Liquid heat capacity: 0.401 BTU/lb-F at 70 °F;Ideal gas heat capacity: 0.375 BTU/lb-F at 100 °F;Dielectric constant: 7.4 at 25 °C;Electrical conductivity: 1.5X10-8 mohm/cm at 25 °C;Dipole moment: 1.75 Debyes at 25 °C;Enthalpy of formation: -51.67 kcal/mole (liquid);Enthalpy of sublimation at 298 K: 7.65 kcal/mole;Critical volume: 224 cu cm/mole;Vapor pressure = 0.06 atm at 0 °C, 0.11 atm at 10 °C, 0.173 atm at 20 °C, 0.26 atm at 30 °C;Henry's Law constant = 7.05X10-5 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.61X10-11 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C;Nitrate radical reaction rate constant = 4.88X10-15 cu cm/molecule sec at 25 °C
Refractive Index
Index of refraction: 1.4050 at 20 °C/D
Stability
Tetrahydrofuran will auto-oxidize in the presence of light & O2 to form resinous products that color water from pink to brown at conc above 100-250 mg/l.;May form, organic peroxides when exposed to air or light but usually inhibited against peroxide formation.;Upon contact with air, THF may decompose into explosive peroxides & carbon monoxide.
UN Number
2056;2056;2056;2056;2056
Vapor Density
2.5 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air);2.5 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 2.5;2.5
Vapor Pressure
114 mm Hg at 59 °F ; 145 mm Hg at 68° F (NTP, 1992);162.22 mmHg;1.62X10+2 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure, kPa at 20 °C: 19.3;132 mmHg;132 mmHg
Viscosity
0.53 cP at 20 °C;0.5 mPa*s at 20 °C