Tetrahydrofuran is used as a solvent in Grignard reagent formation processes, pharmaceutical steroids and in the preparation of organometallic reagents. It is used for HPLC, spectrophotometry and environmental testing.

Application

In normal phase chromatography, two organic solvents are used, one of which has a higher chemical affinity for the stationary phase than the other and is therefore used to displace analytes and acts like the organic modifier in reversed phase chromatography