Tetrahydrofuran is a common chemical solvent

Tetrahydrofuran is a solvent widely used in chemical synthesis. It is generally used as a reaction solvent in the pharmaceutical field. Tetrahydrofuran is an excellent solvent, so it has a wide range of applications. Tetrahydrofuran is especially commonly used in some special reactions, such as Grignard reaction.

There is often more than one process for the preparation of drugs, so it is difficult to say that tetrahydrofuran must be used in the preparation of that kind of drugs. However, for some drugs, such as altd, XXM, etc., tetrahydrofuran is used as solvent in the current process.

As a common solvent, tetrahydrofuran has been widely used in surface coatings, protective coatings, inks, extractants and surface treatment of artificial leather. It is also the main solvent in the pharmaceutical industry.