polytetrahydrofuran
Sign in to savePolytetrahydrofuran, also called poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol or poly(tetramethylene oxide), is a collection of chemical compounds with formula or HO((CH2)4O-)n-H. The material is a mixture of polyether diols terminated with alcohol groups. It is produced by polymerization of tetrahydrofuran as well as 1,4-butanediol.
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It sits within the topics Chemicals that do not have a ChemSpider ID assigned, Chemicals without a PubChem CID and Diols.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- polyether
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- polymer of
- tetrahydrofuran
- Commons category
- Polytetrahydrofuran
- CXSMILES
- [*]CCCCO[*] |Sg:n:1,2,3,4,5::ht|
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Polytetrahydrofuran, also called poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol or poly(tetramethylene oxide), is a collection of chemical compounds with formula {{chem2|HO(CH2)4O(CH2)4)_{n}OH}} or HO((CH2)4O-)n-H. The material is a mixture of polyether diols terminated with alcohol groups. It is produced by polymerization of tetrahydrofuran as well as 1,4-butanediol.
The product is commercially available as polymers of low average molecular weights, between 250 and 3000 daltons. In this form it is a white waxy solid that melts between 20 and 30 °C. The commercial product can be processed further into polymers with molecular weights of 40,000 and higher.
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