Tetrahydrofuran purification

The tetrahydrofuran may be used directly without drying or purification. 

All precautions with regard to the purification of tetrahydrofuran, the quality of the iron powder, the rapid stirring, the maintenance of a nitrogen atmosphere, and the handling of cyclopentadiene, described in the preceding preparation, are followed. 

Commercial tetrahydrofuran (Matheson, Coleman and Bell) is washed several times with 40% aqueous sodium hydroxide to remove peroxides and organic stabilizers and then dried over solid sodium hydroxide. The clear supernatant liquid is used without further purification. 

Deghenghi et al studied the reductive alkylation of 16-dehydropregneno-lone acetate in ammonia-tetrahydrofuran using excess lithium and alkyl iodides. Alkylation with methyl iodide followed by reacetylation of the 3-hydroxyl group affords 17a-methylpregnenolone acetate in 20% yield after purification by column chromatography. Ethyl iodide affords the 17a-ethyl analog in 40% yield, but n-propyl iodide affords the 17a-propyl compound in only a 12 % yield. 

A solution of the acylated thiocyanatohydrin in a minimal amount of 5% potassium hydroxide in diglyme (other solvents such as methanol, ethanol or tetrahydrofuran have also been used) is stirred for 2 days at room temperature. Water is added to the reaction mixture to precipitate the product which is filtered or extracted with ether (or chloroform). The ether extract is washed several times with water, dried (Na2S04), and concentrated under vacuum. The thiirane usually can be crystallized from an appropriate solvent pair. Chromatography over alumina has been used for the purification of episulfides. 

Propanol with magnesium in reduction of chlorobenzene, 47, 104 Propionyl fluoride, 46, 6 n Propylamine, 46, 85 n Propylhydrazine, 46, 85 C ( Propyl) N phenylmtrone, genera tion from phenylhydroxylamme and n butyraldehyde, 46, 97 Purification of tetrahydrofuran (Warning), 46,105 4H Pyran 4-one, 2 6 dimethyl 3,5 diphenyl, 47, 54... 

Tctrahydrofuran (purchased from Fluka AG or J. T. Baker Chemical Company) is distilled from sodium hydride prior to use. For warnings regarding the purification of tetrahydrofuran, see Org. Syn., Coll. Vol. 5, 976 (1973). 

Both polymers 10 and 11 are soluble in common organic solvents, melt without decomposition, and can be drawn into the fibers. Molecular weights of the polymers 10 and 11, determined by gel permeation chromatography with tetrahydrofuran as the eluant after purification by reprecipitation from benzene-ethanol, showed a broad monomodal molecular weight distribution. The degree of polymerization depends on particle size of sodium metal. Polymers with molecular weights of 23,000-34,000 are always obtained, if fine sodium particles are used. 

Nevertheless, through scrupulous purification of the reaction components and rigorous control of the reaction conditions it is possible to isolate the polymer in a state of good purity, by the reaction of potassium pyrrolide with (NPC 2)x in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature (Equation l). Addition of water to the reaction mixture precipitates the polymer as a white rubbery solid which hardens on drying. A 3IP NMR spectrum of a typical reaction product is given in Figure 2. 

General Considerations. The following chemicals were commercially available and used as received 3,3,3-Triphenylpropionic acid (Acros), 1.0 M LiAlH4 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (Aldrich), pyridinium dichromate (Acros), 2,6 di-tert-butylpyridine (Acros), dichlorodimethylsilane (Acros), tetraethyl orthosilicate (Aldrich), 3-aminopropyltrimethoxy silane (Aldrich), hexamethyldisilazane (Aldrich), tetrakis (diethylamino) titanium (Aldrich), trimethyl silyl chloride (Aldrich), terephthaloyl chloride (Acros), anhydrous toluene (Acros), and n-butyllithium in hexanes (Aldrich). Anhydrous ether, anhydrous THF, anhydrous dichloromethane, and anhydrous hexanes were obtained from a packed bed solvent purification system utilizing columns of copper oxide catalyst and alumina (ether, hexanes) or dual alumina columns (tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane) (9). Tetramethylcyclopentadiene (Aldrich) was distilled over sodium metal prior to use. p-Aminophenyltrimethoxysilane (Gelest) was purified by recrystallization from methanol. Anhydrous methanol (Acros) was... 

A 0.5 M solution of 9-BBN in tetrahydrofuran was purchased from Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., and was used without additional purification. The preparation2 of the reagent by hydroboration of 1,5-cyclooctadiene with boranaAetrahydrofuran complex is reported. 

Tetrahydrofuran is distilled from sodium-benzophenone ketyl under argon. The reaction may be carried out using a freshly opened can of anhydrous diethyl ether from Fisher Scientific or Mallinckrodt without further purification. 

Technical grade tetrahydrofuran was predried for a few days over sodium hydroxide. It was then heated under reflux over sodium wire with benzophenone until it developed a permanent blue color and distilled with exclusion of atmospheric moisture. [Caution See Org. Syntheses, 46, 105 1966), for a warning regarding purification of tetrahydrofuran.]... 

Tetrahydrofuran of laboratory chemical grade supplied by Fisher Scientific Co. was used without further purification by... 

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