2-Methyltetrahydrofuran

CAS Registry Number®

96-47-9

CAS Name

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran

Molecular Formula

C5H10O

Molecular Mass

86.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    80.2 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -136 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.847 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C; Press: 750 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O/c1-5-3-2-4-6-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=JWUJQDFVADABEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1CCCO1

Canonical SMILES

O1CCCC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Furan, tetrahydro-2-methyl-
  • Tetrahydro-2-methylfuran
  • 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran
  • Tetrahydrosylvan
  • MTHF

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

74069-67-3

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