Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol (THFA)

Molecular Weight:

102.130 g/mole

Boiling Point (760 mm Hg):

178 ^oC

Freezing Point:

-80 ^oC

Specific Gravity d204:

1.0495

Refractive Index nD19:

1.4502

Viscosity at 25oC:

6.24 cP

Flash Point (closed cup):

83.9 ^oC

Ignition Temperature:

282  ^oC

Solubility in Water:

unlimited

Toxicity:

LD50 (oral) for a mouse:       2300 mg/kg

LD50 (oral) for a rat:            2500 mg/kg

LD50 (oral) for a guinea pig: 3000 mg/kg

Massive doses of THFA vapour produce a narcotic effect. THFA is slightly irritating to the human skin, and severely irritating to the eyes of albino rabbits. When young adult albino rabbits were exposed    to air containing 4700 ppm if THFA for a period of 4 hours, no death occurred during the subsequent 14-day observation period, and body weight gains were within normal limits.

Additional Information:

Dr K J Zeitsch: The Chemistry and Technology of Furfural and its Many By-Products

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