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Diethyl ether

≥99.0%, SAJ first grade

Synonym(s):

Et2O, Ethoxyethane, Ether, Ethyl ether

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2)2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352112
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1696894
eCl@ss:
39021002
Assay:
≥99.0%
Grade:
SAJ first grade
Bp:
34.6 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
28.5 psi
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Product Name

Diethyl ether, SAJ first grade, ≥99.0%

grade

SAJ first grade

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

28.5 psi

assay

≥99.0%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

320 °F

expl. lim.

36.5 %

availability

available only in Japan

dilution

(for analytical testing)

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

Application


  • Determination of chloropropanol esters and glycidyl esters in nutritional foods by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry based on acid hydrolysis and solid-phase extraction.: This study utilizes diethyl ether in the solid-phase extraction process to determine harmful esters in food products, showcasing its role in enhancing the efficiency of contaminant isolation and detection in complex matrices (Li Y et al., 2024).

  • Cloning, Expression, Characterization and Immobilization of a Recombinant Carboxylesterase from the Halophilic Archaeon, Halobacterium salinarum NCR-1.: Research employs diethyl ether for the extraction and purification steps in enzyme characterization, underlining its critical utility in biotechnological applications for enzyme stability and activity studies (Ortega-de la Rosa ND et al., 2024).

  • The Analysis of Leontopodium leontopodioides (Willd.) Beauv. Chemical Composition by GC/MS and UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS.: Diethyl ether is used as an extraction solvent to analyze the chemical composition of medicinal plants, highlighting its effectiveness in capturing a broad spectrum of volatile and semi-volatile compounds (Chen Y et al., 2024).

  • Chemical composition and antimicrobial study of Crossobamon orientalis body oil.: In this research, diethyl ether is used for the extraction of essential oils, demonstrating its efficacy in obtaining bioactive compounds for antimicrobial studies (Ahmad S et al., 2024).

  • A Static Headspace Gas Chromatography Method for Quantitation of Residual Solvents in Nanoformulations.: Utilizes diethyl ether in a novel static headspace analysis technique for the quantification of residual solvents, showing its applicability in ensuring safety and compliance in pharmaceutical formulations (Kattel K et al., 2024).



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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

-49.0 °F

flash_point_c

-45 °C

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system



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