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HRID 1581892Generated: November 1, 2026

Furan → 2,5-Dimethoxytetrahydrofuran

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFuranHCID 8029—
ReactantHCID 129652517HCID 129652517—
Product2,5-DimethoxytetrahydrofuranHCID 790980.9%

Reaction Steps

After 1 F/mol of furan, the GC-percent by area of furan had been reduced from 22.7% to 17.8%, while the proportion of dimethoxydihydrofuran remained constant at 31 percent by area. At the same time, 0.9% of 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran was formed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06733652B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_05
ORD IDord-401c2e9542ca41be9a17de32ae53cfa5
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_05