Dheeraj Kumar
Research Scholar, Deptt. Of Chemistry, Singhania University, Rajasthan.
Vijay Singh
Associate Professor, Deptt. Of Chemistry, Govt. P.G. College, Narnaul, Haryana
Download PDFTetrahydrofuran (THF) is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)4O. It is a colorless, water-miscible organic liquid with low viscosity at standard temperature and pressure. The compound is heterocyclic. A heterocyclic compound is a cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). The counterparts of heterocyclic compounds are homo cyclic compounds although heterocyclic compounds may be inorganic, most contain at least one carbon. Since in organic chemistry non-carbons usually are considered to replace carbon atoms, they are called heteroatoms, meaning 'different from carbon and hydrogen' (rings of heteroatom of the same element are homocyclic). The IUPAC recommends the Hantzsch-Widman nomenclature for naming heterocyclic compounds. Heterocyclic compounds can be usefully classified based on their electronic structure. The saturated heterocyclics behave like the acyclic derivatives. Thus, piperidine and Tetrahydrofuran are conventional amines and ethers, with modified steric profiles.
Keywords: Acyclic derivatives, Tetrahydrofuran and piperidine, amines and ethers
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