Tetrahydrofuran
- Formula: C4H8O
- Molecular weight: 72.1057
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WYURNTSHIVDZCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 109-99-9
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - 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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Condensed phase thermochemistry 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:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔcH°liquid | -598.90 ± 0.50 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Cass, Fletcher, et al., 1958 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -598.8 ± 0.5 kcal/mol; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -50.56 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°liquid | -597.80 ± 0.20 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Skuratov, Strepikheev, et al., 1957 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -598.0 ± 0.1 kcal/mol; Combustion at 293 K; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -51.66 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 48.71 | cal/mol*K | N/A | Lebedev, Lityagov, et al., 1979 | DH |
S°liquid | 48.73 | cal/mol*K | N/A | Lebedev, Rabinovich, et al., 1978 | DH |
S°liquid | 48.73 | cal/mol*K | N/A | Lebedev and Lityagov, 1977 | DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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29.66 | 298.15 | Costas and Patterson, 1985 | T = 283.15, 298.15, 313.15 K.; DH |
29.66 | 298.15 | Costas and Patterson, 1985, 2 | DH |
29.379 | 298.15 | Inglese, Castagnolo, et al., 1981 | DH |
29.532 | 298.15 | Kiyohara, D'Arcy, et al., 1979 | DH |
29.61 | 298.15 | Lebedev, Rabinovich, et al., 1978 | T = 8 to 322 K.; DH |
29.61 | 298.15 | Lebedev and Lityagov, 1977 | T = 5 to 400 K.; DH |
28.7 | 298.15 | Bonner and Cerutti, 1976 | DH |
28.80 | 298. | Conti, Gianni, et al., 1976 | DH |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.
Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]
Skuratov, Strepikheev, et al., 1957
Skuratov, S.M.; Strepikheev, A.A.; Kozina, M.P.,
About the reaction activity of five and six-membered heterocyclic compounds,
Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1957, 117, 452-454. [all data]
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
Costas, M.; Patterson, D.,
Heat capacities of water + organic-solvent mixtures, J. Chem. Soc.,
Faraday Trans. 1, 1985, 81, 2381-2398. [all data]
Costas and Patterson, 1985, 2
Costas, M.; Patterson, D.,
Self-association of alcohols in inert solvents, J. Chem. Soc.,
Faraday Trans. 1, 1985, 81, 635-654. [all data]
Inglese, Castagnolo, et al., 1981
Inglese, A.; Castagnolo, M.; Dell'Atti, A.; DeGiglio, A.,
Thermochim. Acta, 1981, 77-87. [all data]
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]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions ΔcH°liquid Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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