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Diethyl ether

≥98.0%, ACS reagent, contains ≤2% ethanol and ≤10ppm BHT as inhibitor

Synonym(s):

Et2O, Ethoxyethane, Ether, Ethyl ether

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2)2O
CAS Number:
60-29-7
Molecular Weight:
74.12
NACRES:
NA.07
PubChem Substance ID:
329760655
UNSPSC Code:
12352112
EC Number:
200-467-2
MDL number:
MFCD00011646
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1696894
Assay:
≥98.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Bp:
34.6 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
28.5 psi ( 55 °C), 8.38 psi ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Diethyl ether, ACS reagent, ≥98.0%, contains ≤2% ethanol and ≤10ppm BHT as inhibitor

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Segment

200

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

28.5 psi ( 55 °C), 8.38 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

≥98.0%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

320 °F

contains

≤2% ethanol and ≤10ppm BHT as inhibitor

expl. lim.

36.5 %

dilution

(for analytical testing)

impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Titr. acid, ≤0.001% Carbonyl (as HCHO), ≤0.5% (water), ≤1 ppm Peroxide (as H2O2)

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.3530 (lit.)

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

mp

−116 °C (lit.)

density

0.706 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOCC

InChI

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

InChI key

RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Diethyl ether (also known as ethyl ether or ether) is a laboratory solvent. It is a desirable solvent for oils, fats, waxes, perfumes, dyes, resins, hydrocarbons, and gums. It is also used as fuel and to synthesize other chemical compounds. DEE is widely employed as a solvent for Grignard synthesis.
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Application

Diethyl ether is used as a solvent in the 3D-printed reaction ware device for chemical synthesis.

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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

flash_point_f

-40.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-40 °C - closed cup

target_organs

Central nervous system

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