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Title: Russian JOC
Post by: phth on April 09, 2018, 08:39:56 PM

Does anyone know what the acronym for a solvent "T.Γ.Φ." in Russian stands for (TJP in eng)?

The only Russian chemist in the department doesn't understand what the acronym stands for, so any help would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Russian JOC
Post by: sjb on April 10, 2018, 04:25:27 AM

Do you have an example preparation - (I mean, it won't necessarily be ethanol if you're working with Grignards, for instance)?

Title: Re: Russian JOC
Post by: mjc123 on April 10, 2018, 05:05:05 AM

Maybe tetrahydrofuran (THF)? Russian often represents H in foreign words as G (e.g. Hitler is Gitler, which seems strangely appropriate).

Edit: My Russian colleague says it's THF.

Title: Re: Russian JOC
Post by: Borek on April 10, 2018, 11:17:59 AM

Any context?

Title: Re: Russian JOC
Post by: phth on April 10, 2018, 01:04:51 PM

extraction of a polar thioaminal from a solution of dioxane, and the authors state TJP was used as the extraction solvent

Title: Re: Russian JOC
Post by: Borek on April 10, 2018, 02:09:55 PM

THF, no doubt about it.

Go to wikipedia THF page, choose Russian version (Тетрагидрофуран), just below the structural formula on the right there is a line saying "Сокращения ТГФ, THF" - cокращения means "abbreviations".