Tetrahydrofuran

• Formula: C₄H₈O
• Molecular weight: 72.1057
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WYURNTSHIVDZCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 109-99-9
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• Other names: Furan, tetrahydro-; Butane α,δ-oxide; Butane, 1,4-epoxy-; Cyclotetramethylene oxide; Furanidine; Oxacyclopentane; Oxolane; Tetramethylene oxide; THF; Hydrofuran; Tetrahydrofuraan; Tetrahydrofuranne; Tetraidrofurano; NCI-C60560; Rcra waste number U213; UN 2056; Diethylene oxide; Dynasolve 150; Tetrahydrofurane; THF (tetrahydrofuran); NSC 57858
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References

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Farkas, Héberger, et al., 2004
Farkas, O.; Héberger, K.; Zenkevich, I.G., Quantitative structure-retention relationships. XIV. Prediction of gas chromatographic retention indices for saturated O-, N-, and S-heterocyclic compounds, Chemom. Intell. Lab. Syst., 2004, 72, 2, 173-184, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2004.01.012 . [all data]

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Strete, P.J.; Ruprah, M.; Ramsey, J.D.; Flanagan, R.J., Detection and identification of volatile substances by headspace capillary gas chromatography to aid the diagnosis of acute poisoning, Analyst, 1992, 117, 7, 1111-1127, https://doi.org/10.1039/an9921701111 . [all data]

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Kawai, T.; Ishida, Y.; Kakiuchi, H.; Ikeda, N.; Higashida, T.; Nakamura, S., Flavor components of dried squid, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1991, 39, 4, 770-777, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00004a031 . [all data]

Weller and Wolf, 1989
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P'yanova, Zvereva, et al., 1987
P'yanova, V.P.; Zvereva, M.N.; Tsypysheva, LG.; Portnova, T.V.; Kruglov, E.A., Investigating the products of thiophane synthesis, Abstr. IX All-Union Conference on Gas Chromatography, Kuibyshev State University, Kuibyshev, 1987, 308. [all data]

Ramsey and Flanagan, 1982
Ramsey, J.D.; Flanagan, R.J., Detection and Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Blood by Headspace Gas Chromatography as an Aid to the Diagnosis of Solvent Abuse, J. Chromatogr., 1982, 240, 2, 423-444, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)99622-5 . [all data]

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