What Are The Main Uses Of Tetrahydrofuran?

Tetrahydrofuran can be used as solvent and raw material for organic synthesis. It is used as an aprotic solvent with medium polarity in chemical reaction and extraction. Tetrahydrofuran is a colorless, low viscosity liquid with a smell similar to ether. At room temperature, tetrahydrofuran and water can be partially miscible, and some illegal reagent merchants use this to make huge profits on tetrahydrofuran reagent mixing with water. Tetrahydrofuran is easy to become peroxide during storage. Therefore, commercial tetrahydrofuran often uses BHT, namely 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol, to prevent oxidation. Tetrahydrofuran can be stored in a dark place in a sealed bottle with sodium hydroxide.

Tetrahydrofuran is an important organic chemical and fine chemical raw material, which is widely used in resin solvents (tape coating, PVC surface coating, cleaning PVC reactor, removing PVC film, cellophane coating, plastic printing ink, thermoplastic polyurethane coating); Reaction solvents (format reagents, alkyl alkali metal compounds and aryl alkali metal compounds, aluminum hydride and boron hydride, steroids and macromolecular organic polymers); Chemical intermediates (PTMEG and natural gas flavoring agent generated by polymerization); Chromatographic solvent (gel permeation chromatography). Tetrahydrofuran has the characteristics of low toxicity, low boiling point and good fluidity.