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Specification Sheet

Product Name
Tetrahydrofuran contains 250 ppm BHT as inhibitor, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.9%

Product Number
87368

Product Brand
SIGALD

CAS Number
109-99-9

Molecular Weight
72.11

Test

Specification

STABILIZERSTABILIZED WITH ~0.025 % 2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-4-METHYLPHENOL
APPEARANCE (COLOR)Colorless
APPEARANCE (FORM)Liquid
COLOR (IN APHA)≤ 20 APHA
PURITY (GC AREA %)≥ 99.9 %
DENSITY D20/40.886 - 0.888
REFRACTIVE INDEX N20/D1.406 - 1.408
WATER (COULOMETR.)≤ 0.05 %
RESIDUE (EVAPORATION)≤ 0.001 %
INFRARED SPECTRUMCONFORMS TO STRUCTURE
MISCELLANEOUS TESTSMISCIBLE WITH WATER: PASS; MISCIBLE WITH ETHANOL (96 %): PASS
TRACES PEROXIDE (AS H2O2)≤ 50 mg/kg
TRACE ANALYSIS (ADDITIONAL TESTS)FREE ACID (AS CH3COOH) ≤ 0.001 %
ACS SPECIFICATIONSCORRESPONDS TO REQUIREMENTS
ALUMINIUM (ICP)≤ 0.5 mg/kg
BARIUM (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
BISMUTH (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
BORON (ICP)≤ 0.02 mg/kg
CALCIUM (ICP)≤ 0.5 mg/kg
CADMIUM (ICP)≤ 0.05 mg/kg
COBALT (ICP)≤ 0.02 mg/kg
CHROMIUM (ICP)≤ 0.02 mg/kg
COPPER (ICP)≤ 0.02 mg/kg
IRON (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
POTASSIUM (ICP)≤ 0.5 mg/kg
LITHIUM (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
MAGNESIUM (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
MANGANESE (ICP)≤ 0.02 mg/kg
MOLYBDENUM (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
SODIUM (ICP)≤ 0.5 mg/kg
NICKEL (ICP)≤ 0.02 mg/kg
LEAD (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
TIN (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
STRONTIUM (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
ZINC (ICP)≤ 0.1 mg/kg
METAL TRACE ANALYSIS (ICP-MS)CORRESPONDS TO REQUIREMENTS
RECOMMENDED RETEST PERIOD42 MONTHS