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91238

Diethyl ether

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ether, Ethyl ether

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2)2O
CAS Number:
60-29-7
Molecular Weight:
74.12
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329770012
EC Number:
200-467-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1696894
MDL number:
MFCD00011646
eCl@ss:
39021002
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

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

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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pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

supp_hazards

EUH019,EUH066

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-40.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-40 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

target_organs

Central nervous system

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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)
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
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
91238-1ML-F04061833262542
91238-10ML-F04061837850486