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Tetrahydrofuran can be dehydrated to 1,3-butadiene.

This is an old manufacturing process which is no longer economically attractive.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
         
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H2O
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Tetrahydrofuran     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1,3-Butadiene, s-trans     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Dehydration
Industrial Process: Organic

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