Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Blend
- No
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Molecular Formula
- C₄H₈O
- Product Code
- MITM12249
- Single Ingredient
- Yes
- Synonyms
- 1,4-Epoxy-Butane, 1,4-Epoxybutane, Butane a,D-Oxide, Butylene Oxide, Cyclotetramethylene, Cyclotetramethylene Oxide, Diethylene Oxide, Furanidine, Oxacyclopentane, Oxolane, Tetrahydrofuraan, Tetrahydrofurane, Tetrahydrofuranne, Tetramethylene Oxide, THF
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Base Chemicals Features
Applications & Uses
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Product Applications
- THF is cycloaliphatic ether with excellent solvent power for a wide variety of synthetic and natural resins.
- Also, the ether oxygen atom in the molecule is sterically unhindered, which favors the formation of complex compounds (with various metal and salts) and the formation of cation solutions.
- THF is used in its own right as a solvent, and chemically as a precursor of an oligomeric polyether, polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), which is used also for Spandex fiber.
- The solvent applications for THF fall into resin and reaction solvents.
- Uses: Resin Solvents, Reaction Solvents, Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG)
Properties
- Physical Form
Regulatory & Compliance
- Contains any chemicals listed on Prop 65 (including impurities, residues, catalysts, monomers, and by-products and excluding heavy metals)?
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
Principal Information
- Group Principal Number
- S002143
- Principal
Storage & Handling
- Storage Conditions
- THF can be made to peroxide in case of contact with air.
- Therefore, it is recommended that THF should be stored in completely enclosed tanks or containers under a dry nitrogen blanket. Korea PTG’s THF contains Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as oxidation inhibitor.
- THF is flammable at room temperature.
- Therefore, water spray, alcohol foam, dry chemical or CO2 extinguishers may be used for firefighting.
Other
- Appearance
- Water white liquid
- Appearance (SDS)
- Liquid
- Color (SDS)
- Achromatic color
- IATA/ICAO Proper Shipping Name
- Tetrahydrofuran
- IATA/ICAO UN Number
- UN2056
- IMO/IMDG Proper Shipping Name
- Tetrahydrofuran
- IMO/IMDG UN Number
- UN2056
- Item Number
- Molecular Formula (SDS)
- C₄H₈O
- Odor (SDS)
- Sweet smell
- Other Hazards
- None known
- USA/DOT Proper Shipping Name
- Tetrahydrofuran
- USA/DOT UN Number
- UN2056
- Optical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Color Scale max. 10.0 Hazen Hazen 2b889752-a817-4a6e-bd49-029825e637fd Refractive Index 1.407 - - Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Assay min. 99.9 %(W/W) %(W/W) Gas Chromatography Peroxide Content max. 50.0 ppm ppm UV-Vis Spectroscopy Hydrogen Peroxide - Physical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Boiling Point 66.0 °C °C Flash Point -14.4 °C °C Molecular Weight 72.1 g/mol g/mol Specific Gravity 0.886-0.889 - ASTM D1298 at 20/4°C Viscosity 0.49 cPs cPs At 25°C - Material Composition
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Butylated Hydroxytoluene Content 150.0-250.0 ppm ppm UV-Vis Spectroscopy as butylated HydroxyToluene - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Autoignition Temperature (SDS) 321.0 °C °C Flash Point (SDS) -14.5 °C °C Initial Boiling Point (SDS) 65.0 °C °C Log Partition Coefficient (Log Pow) (SDS) 0.46 - Lower Explosion Limit (SDS) 2.0 % % Melting Point (SDS) -108.44 °C °C Molecular Weight (SDS) 72.1 g/mol g/mol Specific Gravity (SDS) 0.8833 - at 25°C Upper Explosion Limit (SDS) 11.8 % % Vapor Density (SDS) 2.5 g/mL g/mL Air = 1 Vapor Pressure (SDS) 162.0 mm Hg mm Hg Viscosity (SDS) 0.53 cPs cPs At 20°C