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Diethyl ether

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ether, Ethyl ether

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2)2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.12
Beilstein:
1696894
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2311 hPa ( 60 °C)

Assay

≥99.9% (GC)

autoignition temp.

320 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

contains

~0.0005% 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer

expl. lim.

36.5 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.1% water
water

refractive index

n20/D 1.3530 (lit.)
n20/D 1.353

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

mp

−116 °C (lit.)

density

0.706 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

CCOCC

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Diethyl ether is a colorless and highly volatile organic compound, which commonly finds applications as an extraction solvent.

Application

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

-40.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-40 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments (2016)
Diethyl Ether: Organic Compound, Flammable Liquid, Boiling Point, Solvent, Ether, General Anaesthetic, Ramon Llull, Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Cellular Respiration, Cellulose Acetate, Carbureted Compression Ignition Model Engines (2010)
Tatsuya Yoshino et al.
Organic letters, 14(16), 4290-4292 (2012-08-09)
A highly efficient total synthesis of the 11-membered cyclic aspercyclides A (1) and B (2) has been achieved by chemo- and regioselective intramolecular oxidative C-O bond formation from differently substituted diphenols.
Faysal Benaskar et al.
ChemSusChem, 6(2), 353-366 (2012-11-30)
A μ(2)-process in the Ullmann-type C-O coupling of potassium phenolate and 4-chloropyridine was successfully performed in a combined microwave (MW) and microflow process. Selective MW absorption in a micro-fixed-bed reactor (μ-FBR) by using a supported Cu nanocatalyst resulted in an
Ether-directed ortho-C-H olefination with a palladium(II)/monoprotected amino acid catalyst.
Gang Li et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 52(4), 1245-1247 (2012-12-15)

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