2,2,5,5-Tetramethyltetrahydrofuran (TMTHF): a non-polar, non-peroxide forming ether replacement for hazardous hydrocarbon solvents

2017/01/01 by Fergal Byrne, Bart Forier, Greet Bossaert +4 · 2 citations
Chemistry · Environmental Science · #Chemical Reaction Mechanisms #Chemistry #Chemistry and Chemical Engineering #Copolymer #Ether #Hazardous waste #Hydrocarbon #Organic chemistry #Organic peroxide #Peroxide #Polar #Polymer #Solvation #Solvent #Waste management

paper · doi:10.1039/c7gc01392b

openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

An inherently non-peroxide forming ether solvent, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyltetrahydrofuran (2,2,5,5-tetramethyloxolane), has been synthesized from readily available and potentially renewable feedstocks, and its solvation properties have been tested.

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