Tetrahydrofuran is an industrial solvent used in the plastics, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemicals industries. Saiper offers Tetrahydrofuran of Min 99.90% purity. Tetrahydrofuran is extremely flammable.
Chemical Name: | Tetrahydrofuran |
Chemical Family: | C4 Chemicals |
Other Names: |
• Tetramethylene Oxide |
CAS No: | 109-99-9 |
Chemical Formula: | C4H8O |
Applications
Resin Solvent:
• PVC and CPVC pipe cement
• Magnetic tape manufacture
• Polyurethane fabric coatings
Intermediates:
• Manufacture of natural gas odorants
• Production of polytetramethylether glycols for polyurethanes
• Polyester producers of inks for plastics
Reaction Solvent:
• Pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals
• Alkali metals, alkyl alkali and aryl alkali metal compounds
• Alkali metal, aluminum hydrides, and borohydrides
• Organics with limited solubility in alcohols, ketones, ethers, and esters
• Steroids