What is Tetrahydrofuran Used for

 

What is Tetrahydrofuran used for?

What is Tetrahydrofuran Used for? Tetrahydrofuran, also known as THF, is an important solvent and chemical raw material, widely used in organic synthesis, metal coordination chemistry, polymer chemistry and other fields.

Applications of THF in Different Fields:

1. In the field of organic synthesis: As an excellent solvent, tetrahydrofuran is often used to prepare various compounds, such as alcohols, ketones, esters, etc. In addition, it can also undergo Grignard reactions and borylation reactions with reagents in many reaction systems, thereby broadening the scope and difficulty of organic synthesis.

2. Metal coordination chemistry: Due to its good complexing properties, tetrahydrofuran is often used as a solvent to form complexes with metal ions, such as the preparation of metal organic compounds represented by lithium, the synthesis of noble metal catalysts, etc.

3. Polymer chemistry: Tetrahydrofuran can be used as a stabilizer and catalyst for deionized water, natural and synthetic colloids, and is often used as a polymer surfactant.

In addition to the above fields, THF can also be widely used in food additives, cosmetics, medicine and plant extraction and other fields. In the next article, we will discuss THF and its applications in more depth from a different perspective.