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THF

nightflight - 24-5-2006 at 06:34

Hi,

I´ve found a bottle of tetrahydrofuran ... ,
can it be used like Toluene, or would that be a waste for a better application of this product?

Thanks a lot,
nihgtflight

solo - 24-5-2006 at 06:50

Quote:
Originally posted by nightflight
Hi,

I´ve found a bottle of tetrahydrofuran ... ,
can it be used like Toluene, or would that be a waste for a better application of this product?

Thanks a lot,
nihgtflight


.........save it for something better,....solo

Champion - 24-5-2006 at 08:40

GHB

Sergei_Eisenstein - 24-5-2006 at 11:01

You can't just use THF as a toluene replacement, as both substances have rather different properties. For instance, THF is an ether and miscible with water, while toluene is a hydrocarbon inmiscible with water.

THF is especially useful for LAH-reductions and for organometal chemistry. Or you could waste it on GHB...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene

Organikum - 24-5-2006 at 18:10

Well ether is an ether and not really miscible with water or so. The whole concept is flawed by definition. Detritus I would say..

DrP - 25-5-2006 at 02:54

Unless there are any specific reactions you are going to do with it, I'd save it as a very powerfull solvent. i.e. when your acetone or toluene wont disolve the highly cross-linked organic mess left in your glassware, you may find the THF works instead.

Organikum - 25-5-2006 at 03:34

It´s great for chemically welding PVC too.

triphenylphosphineoxide - 25-5-2006 at 07:38

Definately the solvent to use when nothing else will shift a polymeric mess.
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