3-METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-137°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

89 °C

Density 

0,87 g/cm³

vapor pressure 

76hPa at 20℃

refractive index 

1.41979

Flash point:

-6°C

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Water Solubility 

106g/L at 25℃

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O/c1-5-2-3-6-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChIKey

LJPCNSSTRWGCMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O1CCC(C)C1

LogP

1.3 at 35℃

EPA Substance Registry System

Furan, tetrahydro-3-methyl- (13423-15-9)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

11

Safety Statements 

3/7-9-16-36/37/39

RIDADR 

1993

TSCA 

TSCA listed

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

2932190090

3-METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN Usage And Synthesis

Uses

3-Methyltetrahydrofuran (3-MTHF) is proposed to be a promising fuel component among the cyclic oxygenated species.

References

[1] Parab, P. R., Sakade, N., Sakai, Y., Fernandes, R., & Heufer*, K. A. (2015). Theoretical Investigation of Intramolecular Hydrogen Shift Reactions in 3-Methyltetrahydrofuran (3-MTHF) Oxidation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 119 44, 10917–10928. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.5b08277

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