Tetrahydrofuran

Formula: C₄H₈O
Molecular weight: 72.1057
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H2
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WYURNTSHIVDZCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
MS - José A. Martinho Simões

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Individual Reactions

C₄H₉O⁺ + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₄H₉O⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉O⁺ + C₄H₈O = (C₄H₉O⁺ • C₄H₈O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	29.9	kcal/mol	PHPMS	Hiraoka and Takimoto, 1986	gas phase; M
Δ_rH°	32.5	kcal/mol	ICR	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rS°	29.1	cal/mol*K	PHPMS	Hiraoka and Takimoto, 1986	gas phase; M
Δ_rS°	32.2	cal/mol*K	N/A	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	22.9	kcal/mol	ICR	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M

C₄H₁₁O⁺ + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₄H₁₁O⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₁₁O⁺ + C₄H₈O = (C₄H₁₁O⁺ • C₄H₈O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	30.4	kcal/mol	ICR	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rS°	29.5	cal/mol*K	N/A	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	21.6	kcal/mol	ICR	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M

C₅H₁₁O⁺ + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₅H₁₁O⁺ • )

By formula: C₅H₁₁O⁺ + C₄H₈O = (C₅H₁₁O⁺ • C₄H₈O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	30.1	kcal/mol	ICR	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, 86 KEE/CAS; M
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rS°	29.4	cal/mol*K	N/A	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, 86 KEE/CAS; M
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	21.3	kcal/mol	ICR	Larson and McMahon, 1982	gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, 86 KEE/CAS; M

(C₄H₉O⁺ • Tetrahydrofuran ) + = (C₄H₉O⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₄H₉O⁺ • C₄H₈O) + C₄H₈O = (C₄H₉O⁺ • 2C₄H₈O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	7.6	kcal/mol	PHPMS	Hiraoka, Takimoto, et al., 1987	gas phase; Entropy change calculated or estimated; M
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rS°	18.	cal/mol*K	N/A	Hiraoka, Takimoto, et al., 1987	gas phase; Entropy change calculated or estimated; M

C₆H₅NO₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₆H₅NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₅NO₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₆H₅NO₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	3.2 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
3.2	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	1.4 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
1.4	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₆H₄FNO₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄FNO₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	3.2 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
3.2	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₆H₄FNO₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄FNO₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	2.9 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
2.9	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₆H₄FNO₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄FNO₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₆H₄FNO₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	2.8 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
2.8	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₇H₇NO₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇NO₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	3.0 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
3.0	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₇H₇NO₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇NO₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	3.1 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
3.1	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₇H₇NO₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇NO₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₇H₇NO₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	3.1 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
3.1	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	3.7 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
3.7	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + Tetrahydrofuran = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • )

By formula: C₇H₄N₂O₂^- + C₄H₈O = (C₇H₄N₂O₂^- • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	2.1 ± 1.6	kcal/mol	IMRE	Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987	gas phase; Free energy affinity at 35°C.; B

Free energy of reaction

Δ_rG° (kcal/mol)	T (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
2.1	308.	PHPMS	Chowdhury, 1987	gas phase; M

+ 2 = Tetrahydrofuran

By formula: C₄H₄O + 2H₂ = C₄H₈O

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-36.12 ± 0.12	kcal/mol	Chyd	Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1938	gas phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -36.63 ± 0.12 kcal/mol; At 355 °K; ALS

+ Tetrahydrofuran = ( • )

By formula: Mg⁺ + C₄H₈O = (Mg⁺ • C₄H₈O)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	66. ± 5.	kcal/mol	ICR	Operti, Tews, et al., 1988	gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(Mg+)CH3OH; M

Tetrahydrofuran (solution) + (solution) = C₉H₈O₆W (solution) + (solution)

By formula: C₄H₈O (solution) + C₆O₆W (solution) = C₉H₈O₆W (solution) + CO (solution)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	14.5 ± 1.0	kcal/mol	PC	Nakashima and Adamson, 1982	solvent: Tetrahydrofuran; MS

C₁₄H₂₁MnO₂ (solution) + Tetrahydrofuran (solution) = C₁₁H₁₃MnO₃ (solution) + (solution)

By formula: C₁₄H₂₁MnO₂ (solution) + C₄H₈O (solution) = C₁₁H₁₃MnO₃ (solution) + C₇H₁₆ (solution)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-16.1 ± 1.4	kcal/mol	PAC	Klassen, Selke, et al., 1990	solvent: Heptane; MS

C₁₂H₁₆CrO₅ (solution) + Tetrahydrofuran (solution) = C₉H₈CrO₆ (solution) + (solution)

By formula: C₁₂H₁₆CrO₅ (solution) + C₄H₈O (solution) = C₉H₈CrO₆ (solution) + C₇H₁₆ (solution)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-12.4 ± 1.2	kcal/mol	PAC	Yang, Peters, et al., 1986	solvent: Heptane; MS

+ = Tetrahydrofuran

By formula: C₄H₆O + H₂ = C₄H₈O

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-25.57 ± 0.30	kcal/mol	Chyd	Allinger, Glaser, et al., 1981	liquid phase; solvent: Hexane; ALS

+ = Tetrahydrofuran

By formula: H₂ + C₄H₆O = C₄H₈O

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-27.98 ± 0.31	kcal/mol	Chyd	Allinger, Glaser, et al., 1981	liquid phase; solvent: Hexane; ALS

Tetrahydrofuran (solution) + C₂₀H₃₀Sm (solution) = C₂₄H₃₈OSm (solution)

By formula: C₄H₈O (solution) + C₂₀H₃₀Sm (solution) = C₂₄H₃₈OSm (solution)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-7.29 ± 0.41	kcal/mol	RSC	Nolan, Stern, et al., 1989	solvent: Toluene; MS

C₂₄H₃₈OSm (solution) + Tetrahydrofuran (solution) = C₂₈H₄₆O₂Sm (solution)

By formula: C₂₄H₃₈OSm (solution) + C₄H₈O (solution) = C₂₈H₄₆O₂Sm (solution)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-4.9 ± 1.0	kcal/mol	RSC	Nolan, Stern, et al., 1989	solvent: Toluene; MS

C₂₄H₃₉Si₃U (solution) + Tetrahydrofuran (solution) = C₂₈H₄₇OSi₃U (solution)

By formula: C₂₄H₃₉Si₃U (solution) + C₄H₈O (solution) = C₂₈H₄₇OSi₃U (solution)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	-9.8 ± 0.2	kcal/mol	RSC	Schock, Seyam, et al., 1988	solvent: Toluene; MS

References

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Hiraoka and Takimoto, 1986
Hiraoka, K.; Takimoto, H., Gas-Phase Stabilities of Symmetric Proton-Held Dimer Cations, J. Phys. Chem., 1986, 90, 22, 5910, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100280a090 . [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1982
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Formation, Thermochemistry, and Relative Stabilities of Proton - Bound dimers of Oxygen n - Donor Bases from Ion Cyclotron Resonance Solvent - Exchange Equilibria Measurements, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104, 23, 6255, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00387a016 . [all data]

Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973
Grimsrud, E.P.; Kebarle, P., Gas Phase Ion Equilibria Studies of the Solvation of the Hydrogen Ion by Methanol, Dimethyl Ether and Water. Effect of Hydrogen Bonding, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 24, 7939, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00805a002 . [all data]

Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984
Lias, S.G.; Liebman, J.F.; Levin, R.D., Evaluated gas phase basicities and proton affinities of molecules heats of formation of protonated molecules, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1984, 13, 695. [all data]

Keesee and Castleman, 1986
Keesee, R.G.; Castleman, A.W., Jr., Thermochemical data on Ggs-phase ion-molecule association and clustering reactions, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1986, 15, 1011. [all data]

Hiraoka, Takimoto, et al., 1987
Hiraoka, K.; Takimoto, H.; Yamabe, S., Stabilities and Structures in Cluster Ions of Five-Membered Heterocyclic Compounds Containing O, N and S Atoms, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 24, 7346, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00258a018 . [all data]

Chowdhury, Grimsrud, et al., 1987
Chowdhury, S.; Grimsrud, E.P.; Kebarle, P., Bonding of Charged Delocalized Anions to Protic and Dipolar Aprotic Solvent Molecules, J. Phys. Chem., 1987, 91, 10, 2551, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100294a021 . [all data]

Chowdhury, 1987
Chowdhury, S. Grimsrud, Bonding of Charge Delocalized Anions to Protic and Dipolar Aprotic Solvents, J. Phys. Chem., 1987, 91, 10, 2551, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100294a021 . [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, 440-450. [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]

Operti, Tews, et al., 1988
Operti, L.; Tews, E.C.; Freiser, B.S., Determination of Gas-Phase Ligand Binding Energies to Mg+ by FTMS Techniques, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 12, 3847, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00220a020 . [all data]

Nakashima and Adamson, 1982
Nakashima, M.; Adamson, A.W., J. Phys. Chem., 1982, 86, 2905. [all data]

Klassen, Selke, et al., 1990
Klassen, J.K.; Selke, M.; Sorensen, A.A.; Yang, G.K., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 1267. [all data]

Yang, Peters, et al., 1986
Yang, G.K.; Peters, K.S.; Vaida, V., Chem. Phys. Lett., 1986, 125, 566. [all data]

Allinger, Glaser, et al., 1981
Allinger, N.L.; Glaser, J.A.; Davis, H.E., Heats of hydrogenation of some vinyl ethers and related compounds, J. Org. Chem., 1981, 46, 658-661. [all data]

Nolan, Stern, et al., 1989
Nolan, S.P.; Stern, D.; Marks, T.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 7844. [all data]

Schock, Seyam, et al., 1988
Schock, L.E.; Seyam, A.M.; Sabat, M.; Marks, T.J., Polyhedron, 1988, 7, 1517. [all data]

Notes

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Symbols used in this document:

T Temperature

Δ_rG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions

Δ_rH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

Δ_rS° Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
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T	Temperature
Δ_rG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
Δ_rH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
Δ_rS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions