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SUBMITTER: Stenger-Smith JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4981047 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ChemistryOpen 20160503 4
Despite the availability of a large number of alkyl tetrahydrofurfuryl ethers that have a wide range of applications, pure bis(tetrahydrofurfuryl) ether (BTHFE) has not been previously synthesized. Here, we report the synthesis of BTHFE (consisting of the RR, SS, and meso stereoisomers) at greater than 99 % purity from tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, using (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl methanesulfonate as an intermediate. Additionally, we demonstrate that BTHFE can be used as a non-volatile solvent i ...[more]