synthetic method
It is obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of 2-methylfuran. When palladium chloride catalyst is used for catalytic hydrogenation, the main product is acetopropanol (see 00420), but 2-methyltetrahydrofuran can also be recovered as a by-product.
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Used as solvent for resin, natural rubber, ethyl cellulose and chloroacetic acid vinyl acetate copolymer; It is also a raw material for the pharmaceutical industry and can be used for the synthesis of antihemorrhoid drug primaquine phosphate.
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