Tetrahydrothiophene
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| Tetrahydrothiophene | |
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| Chemical name | Tetrahydrothiophene |
| Chemical formula | C4H8S |
| Molecular mass | 88.10 g/mol |
| CAS number | [110-01-0] |
| Density | 1.0 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | -96 °C |
| Boiling point | 119 °C |
| SMILES | C1CCSC1 |
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Tetrahydrothiophene is a heterocyclic organic compound consisting of a five-membered ring containing four carbon atoms and a sulfur atom. It is the saturated analog of thiophene. It is a volatile, clear, colorless liquid with a strong unpleasant odor.
Because of it smell, tetrahydrothiophene is occasionally used as an odorant in natural gas, in place of the more common ethanethiol. It is also used as a solvent, as an insecticide, and as a moth repellant. It is an intermediate in the preparation of the solvent sulfolane, which is produced by the oxidation of tetrahydrothiophene.
