RADIATION-INDUCED REACTIONS OF SOME FURAN CHEMICALS

摘要

The products of irradiating tetrahydrofuran, furfural, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, and dimethyl sulfoxide, individually and in mixtures, have been investigated for commercial potential. Solutions of pentadiene in furfuryl alcohol, in tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, and in furfural have been irradiated and examined more briefly. In tetrahydrofuran and dimethyl sulfoxide only were products observed in the desirable molecular weight range of dimmers and trimmers. In these cases the yields were not over 5 molecules per 100 ev, inadequate for commercial exploitation.