Quick Details

Synonyms:

THF glycol;

NSC 40741;

2,5-Anhydro-3,4-dideoxyhexitol;

2,5-Tetrahydrofurandimethanol;

Tetrahydro-2,5-furandimethanol;

2,5-dihydroxymethyltetrahydrofuran;

(tetrahydrofuran-2,5-diyl)dimethanol;

2,5-Dihydroxymethyl tetrahydrofuran;

2,5-Bishydroxymethyl Tetrahydrofuran;

[5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]methanol

Molecular structure:

Properties

Description

Tetrahydro-2,5-furandimethanol, also known as 2,5-Tetrahydrofurandimethanol, 2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)Tetrahydrofuran. It is a light yellow liquid at room temperature, easily soluble in water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, benzene, methyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, chloroform, soluble in ether and toluene, insoluble in heptane, methylcyclohexane .

Usage

Tetrahydro-2,5-furandimethanol is mainly used in organic synthesis. It can be used as a solvent, softener, wetting agent, and can be used in the synthesis of plastics, resins, surfactants, and pesticides.

Packaging

As your requirements

Storage

It needs to be surrounded by inert gas, sealed and stored at normal temperature and pressure, and cannot be stored together with strong oxidants.