Title: Tetrahydrothiophene
CAS Registry Number: 110-01-0
Additional Names: Tetramethylene sulfide; thiacyclopentane; THT; THTP
Molecular Formula: C4H8S
Molecular Weight: 88.17
Percent Composition: C 54.49%, H 9.15%, S 36.37%
Literature References: Prepn: J. v. Braun, A. Trümpler, Ber. 43, 545 (1910); J. K. Lawson et al., Org. Synth. coll. vol. IV, 892 (1963). Method for odorizing liquified natural gas: D. K. Mulliner, Proc., Opec. Sect., Am. Gas Assoc. D, 27 (1974). GC/MS determn in water: G. Carlucci et al., J. Chromatogr. 287, 425 (1984). On-site GC determn in natural gas: R. C. M. de Nijs et al., J. High Resolut. Chromatogr. 16, 379 (1993).
Properties: Colorless liquid, bp 119-121°. nD25 1.5000-1.5014. LD50 by inhalation in mice: 26.7 mg/l (Carlucci).
Boiling point: bp 119-121°
Index of refraction: nD25 1.5000-1.5014
Toxicity data: LD50 by inhalation in mice: 26.7 mg/l (Carlucci)
Use: Natural gas odorant. |