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1.00930

Diethyl ether

≥98% (GC), contains 2% ethanol as stabilizer, suitable for UV/Vis spectroscopy, Uvasol®

Synonym(s):

Ethyl ether, Ether, Et2O, Ethoxyethane, Ether, Ethyl ether

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2)2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.12
NACRES:
NA.03
EC Index Number:
200-467-2
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1696894
Assay:
≥98% (GC)
Technique(s):
UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable
Bp:
34.6 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
587 hPa ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Diethyl ether, for spectroscopy Uvasol®

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

587 hPa ( 20 °C)

assay

≥98% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

320 °F

potency

1215 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat), >2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)

contains

2% ethanol as stabilizer

expl. lim.

36.5 %

technique(s)

UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Acidity, ≤0.0002 meq/g Alkalinity, ≤0.0005% Peroxide, ≤0.03% Water

evapn. residue

≤0.0003%

color

APHA: ≤10

transmittance

220 nm, ≥30%, 235 nm, ≥55%, 250 nm, ≥80%, 270 nm, ≥90%, 300 nm, ≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.3530 (lit.)

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

mp

−116 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -40 °C

density

0.706 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

UV absorption

λ: 220 nm Amax: ≤0.52, λ: 235 nm Amax: ≤0.26, λ: 250 nm Amax: ≤0.10, λ: 270 nm Amax: ≤0.05, λ: 300 nm Amax: ≤0.01

storage temp.

15-25°C

SMILES string

CCOCC

InChI

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

InChI key

RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Legal Information

UVASOL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Central nervous system

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-40.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-40 °C - closed cup



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