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
• Chemical structure:
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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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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of vaporization

Δ_vapH = A exp(-βT_r) (1 − T_r)^β
    Δ_vapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kcal/mol)
    T_r = reduced temperature (T / T_c)

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Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

References

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Pell and Pilcher, 1965
Pell, A.S.; Pilcher, G., Measurements of heats of combustion by flame calorimetry. Part 3.-Ethylene oxide, trimethylene oxide, tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropy, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1965, 61, 71-77. [all data]

Clegg G.A., 1968
Clegg G.A., Thermodynamics of polymerization of heterocyclic compounds. II. The heat capacity, entropy, enthalpy and free energy of polytetrahydrofuran, Polymer, 1968, 9, 501-511. [all data]

Chao J., 1986
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Lebedev B.V., 1978
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Dorofeeva O.V., 1992
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Scott D.W., 1970
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Hossenlopp I.A., 1981
Hossenlopp I.A., Vapor heat capacities and enthalpies of vaporization of six organic compounds, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1981, 13, 405-414. [all data]

Cass, Fletcher, et al., 1958
Cass, R.C.; Fletcher, S.E.; Mortimer, C.T.; Springall, H.D.; White, T.R., Heats of combustion and molecular structure. Part V. The mean bond energy term for the C-O bond in ethers, and the structures of some cyclic ethers, J. Chem. Soc., 1958, 1406-1410. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
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Skuratov, Strepikheev, et al., 1957
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Lebedev, Lityagov, et al., 1979
Lebedev, B.V.; Lityagov, V.Ya.; Krentsina, T.I.; Milov, V.I., Thermodynamic properties of tetrahydrofuran in the range 8-322 K, Zhur. Fiz. Khim., 1979, 53, 264-265. [all data]

Lebedev, Rabinovich, et al., 1978
Lebedev, B.V.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Milov, V.I.; Lityagov, V.Ya., Thermodynamic properties of tetrahydrofuran from 8 to 322 K, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1978, 10, 321-329. [all data]

Lebedev and Lityagov, 1977
Lebedev, B.V.; Lityagov, V.Ya., Calorimetric study of tetrahydrofuran and its polymerization in the temperature range 0-400°K, Vysokomol. Soedin., 1977, A19, 2283-2290. [all data]

Costas and Patterson, 1985
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Costas and Patterson, 1985, 2
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Inglese, Castagnolo, et al., 1981
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Kiyohara, D'Arcy, et al., 1979
Kiyohara, O.; D'Arcy, P.J.; Benson, G.C., Ultrasonic velocities, compressibilities, and heat capacities of water + tetrahydrofuran mixtures at 298.15K, Can. J. Chem., 1979, 57, 1006-1010. [all data]

Bonner and Cerutti, 1976
Bonner, O.D.; Cerutti, P.J., The partial molar heat capacities of some solutes in water and deuterium oxide, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1976, 8, 105-111. [all data]

Conti, Gianni, et al., 1976
Conti, G.; Gianni, P.; Matteoli, E.; Mengheri, M., Capacita termiche molari di alcuni composti organici mono- e bifunzionali nel liquido puro e in soluzione acquosa a 25C, Chim. Ind. (Milan), 1976, 58, 225. [all data]

Hayduk, Laudie, et al., 1973
Hayduk, W.; Laudie, H.; Smith, O.H., Viscosity, Freezing Point, Vapor-Liquid Equilibria, and Other Properties of Aqueous-Tetrahydrofuran Solutions, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1973, 18, 373-6. [all data]

Brooks and Pilcher, 1959
Brooks, J.H.; Pilcher, G., A Simple Melting Point Calorimeter for Moderately Precise Determination of Purity, J. Chem. Soc., 1959, 1959, 1535. [all data]

Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1946
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L., The Synthesis, Purification and Prop. of Hydrocarbons of Low Mol. Weight, Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Eighth Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., June 30, 1946. [all data]

Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1938
Dolliver, M.A.; Gresham, T.L.; Kistiakowsky, G.B.; Smith, E.A.; Vaughan, W.E., Heats of Organic Reactions VI. Heats of Hydrogenation of Some Oxygen- Containing Compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 440. [all data]

Wilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985
Wilhoit, R.C.; Chao, J.; Hall, K.R., Thermodynamic Properties of Key Organic Compounds in the Carbon Range C1 to C4. Part 1. Properties of Condensed Phases, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1985, 14, 1. [all data]

Lebedev, Rabinovich, et al., 1978, 2
Lebedev, B.V.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Milov, V.I.; Sladkov, A.M., Thermodynamic properties of tetrahydrofuran from 8 to 322 k polyaddition products with the bis-ethinyl derivatives of the same metals, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1978, 10, 321-9. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
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Cheng, McCoubrey, et al., 1962
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Kobe, Ravicz, et al., 1956
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Hossenlopp and Scott, 1981
Hossenlopp, I.A.; Scott, D.W., Vapor heat capacities and enthalpies of vaporizaiton of six organic compounds, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1981, 13, 405-414. [all data]

Moiseev and Antonova, 1970
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Loras, Aucejo, et al., 2001
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Rivenq, 1975
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Koizumi and Ouchi, 1970
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Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984
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Klages and Möhler, 1948
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Cass, Fletcher, et al., 1958, 2
Cass, R.C.; Fletcher, S.E.; Mortimer, C.T.; Springall, H.D.; White, T.R., 281. Heats of combustion and molecular structure. Part V. The mean bond energy term for the C?O bond in ethers, and the structures of some cyclic ethers, J. Chem. Soc., 1958, 1406, https://doi.org/10.1039/jr9580001406 . [all data]

Acree, 1991
Acree, William E., Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds: enthalpy of fusion and melting point temperature compilation, Thermochimica Acta, 1991, 189, 1, 37-56, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(91)87098-H . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  Vc	Critical volume
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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