(R)-(-)-3-HYDROXYTETRAHYDROFURAN

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO.

86087-24-3

(R)-(-)-3-HYDROXYTETRAHYDROFURAN

EINECS NO.  
FORMULA

C4H8O2

MOL WT.

88.11

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

 

SYNONYMS (R)-(-)-Tetrahydro-3-furanol; (R)-HTF;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE Clear Liquid
MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT 181 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.298
SOLUBILITY IN WATER  
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT 79 C
STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Chiral tetrahydrofuran compound is useful in biological and pharmacuetical applications. They have oxygen atom in  C-5 cyclic structure. Pyrrolidine, a part of the structure of amino acids, has nitrogen atom in the ring, whereas, THF has oxygen. Chiral THF compounds can be used in developing novel asysmmetric drugs including antibacterials, antibodies, and cancer therapy.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

Clear Liquid
CHIRAL PURITY(S)

99.0% min

CHEMICAL PURITY

99.0% min

WATER

0.1% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XI, Risk Phrases: 36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 26-36
Optical Rotation: -15° ~ -19° (C=2.5 in MeOH)