General description
We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. Cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) is a greener alternative solvent to many aprotic ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF), dioxane (carcinogenic), tert-Butyl methyl ether (MTBE), and 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) and thus has been enhanced for "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries". Click here for more information.
Application
CPME is a greener alternative solvent and may be used is a broad range of applications such as:
Organic synthesis reactions containing the following reagents and conditions:
- Alkali agents
- Lewis’s acid-mediated reactions
- Organometallic
- Reduction and Oxidation
- Transition metal catalysts
- Azeotropic water removal
Extraction of compounds
Polymer synthesis
Crystallization
Surface coatings
Features and Benefits
- Synthetic-based sustainable and safer alternative
- Reduces the number of steps required for production
- Reduces the amount of water that is required for washing
- Eliminates the need for co-solvents for product recovery
It has many properties which make it a safer and greener alternative:
- Low peroxide formation
- High boiling point
- Clean organic-water phase separation
- Reduced energy to recover
Other Notes
To see other BioRenewable or Greener Solvents
The toxicological assessment of cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) as a green solvent.
Legal Information
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
- UPC:
- 51392503
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- 675989-6X1L
