- is sold
under various trade names including Terathane from
Invista and
PolyTHF from BASF. The BASF
plant in
Ludwigshafen at one
point was
producing 250...
- that
diethyl ether and
other peroxide forming ethers like
tetrahydrofuran (
THF) or
ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (1,2-dimethoxyethane) are
avoided in industrial...
- practiced.
THF is thus
derivable from
renewable resources. In the
presence of
strong acids,
THF converts to a
linear polymer called poly(tetramethylene...
-
Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively:
poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial:
vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most
widely produced synthetic...
-
Poly(phthalaldehyde),
abbreviated as PPA, is a
metastable stimuli-responsive
polymer first synthesized in 1967. It has
garnered significant attention during...
- laboratory, it may also be
obtained via the
oxidation of
tetrahydrofuran (
THF), for
example with
aqueous sodium bromate. An
alternative route proceeds...
-
development of many derivatives.
Poly(dichlorophosphazene) is not water-resistant. However, it is
soluble in
organic solvents such as
THF and benzene,
wherein it...
-
implicated by its
tendency to hydrolyze. With the
ether THF, TiCl4
reacts to give
yellow crystals of TiCl4(
THF)2. With
chloride salts, TiCl4
reacts to form sequentially...
- "methyl-trap" of
THF, in
which THF converts to methyl-
THF,
causing a
deficiency in folate. Thus, a
deficiency in B12 can
cause ac****ulation of methyl-
THF, mimicking...
- (
THF). Both
types of
solutions carry risks to the user – both
ammonia and
THF are irritants, and both are flammable. At
higher concentrations,
THF is...
