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tetrahydrofuran
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tet·ra·hy·dro·fur·an  (ttr-hdr-fyrn, -fy-rn)
n.
A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid, C4H8O, used as a solvent for natural and synthetic resins and in polymerization.

tetrahydrofuran  (ttr-hdr-fyrn)
A clear, highly flammable liquid used as a solvent for natural and synthetic resins and in the production of nylon. Tetrahydrofuran is a furan ring without double bonds between any of the carbon atoms. It is the building block of the sugars ribose, deoxyribose, and fructose.Chemical formula: C4H8O.


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First, oxidative hydroboration of separated exo-benzyllactol exo-7b, with the hydroborane tetrahydrofurane complex used, afforded a mixture of regio- and diasereoisomeric bicyclic alcohols exo-8b + exo-9b.
The liquid product (water + thermobitumen + oil) was extracted with hexane and tetrahydrofurane.
 
 
 
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