tetrahydrofuran

Noun

Meaning

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tetrahydrofuran (countable and uncountable, plural tetrahydrofurans)

Ball-and-stick model of tetrahydrofuran.
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.

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Synonyms

piperazine THF piperidine imidazole furane furoin oxolane oxacyclopentane

Examples

It has: * A rigid pentacyclic structure consisting of a benzene ring (A), two partially unsaturated cyclohexane rings (B and C), a piperidine ring (D) and a tetrahydrofuran ring (E). Source: Internet

Cyclic ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and 1,4-dioxane are miscible in water because of the more exposed oxygen atom for hydrogen bonding as compared to linear aliphatic ethers. Source: Internet

Explosive peroxide formation Ethers like diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran (THF) can form highly explosive organic peroxides upon exposure to oxygen and light, THF is normally more able to form such peroxides than diethyl ether. Source: Internet

Thus, piperidine and tetrahydrofuran are conventional amines and ethers, with modified steric profiles. Source: Internet

Some solvents may only swell it or deform it but not dissolve it, but some of them, like tetrahydrofuran or acetone, may damage it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tetrahydrodipicolinic acid tetrahydrofolate tetrahydrofolic acid tetrahydrofuranyl tetrahydrofuryl tetrahydrogenated