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HRID 1884312Generated: November 2, 2026

Furan → 2,5-Dimethoxytetrahydrofuran

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFuranHCID 8029—
ReactantHCID 129652517HCID 129652517—
Product2,5-DimethoxytetrahydrofuranHCID 790981.4%

Reaction Steps

After 1 F/mol of furan, the proportion of furan in GC-percent by area had dropped from 22.9% to 18.8%, while the proportion of dimethoxydihydrofuran had increased from 32.2% to 34.5%. At the same time, 1.4% of 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran were formed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06764589B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_07
ORD IDord-f5ea0c2035f14baa9f9e8b90ebb236e3
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_07