Thiophene is a chemical that is useful in a lot of stuff. It can be bought or synthesized from butane and sulfer at the vapor phase at 65 °C. Thiophene is an aromatic compound. Thiophene can be chloromethylated by formaldehyde solution and hydrogen chloride at 5 °C or lower to 2-chloromethylthiophene/2-(Chloromethyl)thiophene (TP-MeCl).
Properties
Chemical formula
C4H4S
Molar mass
84.14 g/mol
Appearance
colorless liquid
Density
1.051 g/mL, liquid
Melting point
−38 °C (−36 °F; 235 K)
Boiling point
84 °C (183 °F; 357 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
-57.38·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)
1.5287
Viscosity
0.8712 cP at 0.2 °C
0.6432 cP at 22.4 °C
Properties
Chemical formula
C4H4S
Molar mass
84.14 g/mol
Appearance
colorless liquid
Density
1.051 g/mL, liquid
Melting point
−38 °C (−36 °F; 235 K)
Boiling point
84 °C (183 °F; 357 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
-57.38·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)
1.5287
Viscosity
0.8712 cP at 0.2 °C
0.6432 cP at 22.4 °C
by CognitiveFuel September 11, 2023