Chemical Properties
CLEAR COLOURLESS OILY LIQUID
Uses
1,4-Pentanediol was used in the preparation of poly(ortho ester).
Uses
1,4-Pentanediol is a useful synthetic intermediate. It was used in the preparation of poly(ortho ester). 1,4-Pentanediol on dehydration in water at 573K yields five-membered ether, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 69, p. 1961, 1947
DOI: 10.1021/ja01200a036
General Description
1,4-Pentanediol on dehydration in water at 573K yields five-membered ether, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran.
