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Diethyl ether

≥98%, reagent grade, 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:
Molecular Weight:
74.12
Beilstein:
1696894
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352112
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.07
Grade:
reagent grade
Assay:
≥98%
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, reagent grade, ≥98%, contains ≤2% ethanol and ≤10ppm BHT as inhibitor

grade

reagent grade

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

28.5 psi ( 55 °C)
8.38 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

320 °F
356 °F

contains

≤2% ethanol and ≤10ppm BHT as inhibitor

expl. lim.

36.5 %

dilution

(for analytical testing)

impurities

≤0.5% (water)

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

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grade

reagent grade

grade

ACS reagent, anhydrous

grade

anhydrous

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99.0%

assay

≥99.7%

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

320 °F, 356 °F

autoignition temp.

320 °F

autoignition temp.

320 °F

vapor pressure

28.5 psi ( 55 °C), 8.38 psi ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

28.66 psi ( 55 °C), 8.56 psi ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

28.66 psi ( 55 °C), 8.56 psi ( 20 °C)

General description

Diethylether, also known as ethyl ether or ether, is frequently used as a laboratory solvent. It is highly volatile, non-flammable, has limited solubility in water, and has high solubility in oil. Ethers are favored solvents for oils, fats, waxes, perfumes, dyes, resins, gums, and hydrocarbons. Additionally, it can be used as a fuel and to synthesize other chemical compounds. It is also employed as a solvent for Grignard synthesis.[1][2][3]

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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


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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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