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Diethyl ether

≥99.5% (GC), puriss, contains ~5 mg/L 2, 6-di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP

Diethyl ether

Synonym(s):

Et2O, Ethoxyethane, Ether, Ethyl ether

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2)2O
CAS Number:
60-29-7
Molecular Weight:
74.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1696894
EC Number:
200-467-2
MDL number:
MFCD00011646
UNSPSC Code:
12352112
PubChem Substance ID:
329752538
NACRES:
NA.07
Assay:
≥99.5% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
34.6 °C (lit.)

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Product Name

Diethyl ether, puriss., contains ~5 mg/L 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, ≥99.5% (GC)

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

grade

puriss.

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

320 °F

contains

~5 mg/L 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer

expl. lim.

36.5 %

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

acidic reac. Impurities, in accordance
 aldehydes, in accordance
 residual solvents, in accordance
≤0.0002% peroxides (as H2O2)
≤0.002% free acid (as CH3COOH)
≤0.002% non-volatile matter
≤0.2% water (Karl Fischer)

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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Diethyl ether puriss., contains ~5 mg/L 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, ≥99.5% (GC)

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Diethyl ether

Diethyl ether contains BHT as inhibitor, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.8% (GC)

Sigma-Aldrich

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Diethyl ether

Diethyl ether reagent grade, ≥98%, contains ≤2% ethanol and ≤10ppm BHT as inhibitor

Sigma-Aldrich

346144

Diethyl ether

Diethyl ether contains 1 ppm BHT as inhibitor, anhydrous, ≥99.7%

Sigma-Aldrich

296082

Diethyl ether

grade

puriss.

grade

-

grade

-

grade

-

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99.7%

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

autoignition temp.

320 °F

autoignition temp.

320 °F

autoignition temp.

320 °F, 356 °F

autoignition temp.

320 °F

Application

Diethyl ether may be employed as a solvent for the conversion of secondary alcohols into ketones.[1]

Other Notes

The article number 24004-4X2.5L-R will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 24004-2.5L-R which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.

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GHS02,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Central nervous system

supp_hazards

EUH019,EUH066

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-40.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-40 °C - closed cup

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Diels-Alder reactions in ionic liquids. A safe recyclable alternative to lithium perchlorate-diethyl ether mixtures.
Earle MJ, et al.
Green Chemistry, 1(1), 23-25 (1999)
Diethyl ether (DEE) as a renewable diesel fuel.
Bailey B, et al.
No. 972978. SAE technical paper (1997)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 471-471 (1994)
Oxidation of secondary alcohols in diethyl ether with aqueous chromic acid. Convenient procedure for the preparation of ketones in high epimeric purity.
Brown HC, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 36(3), 387-390 (1971)
K H Young et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 10(6), 852-853 (1979-12-01)
Ethyl acetate appears to be a satisfactory subsitute solvent for diethyl ether in the Formalin-ether sedimentation technique. In comparative studies, concentration of organisms with ethyl acetate was equal to or greater than that with diethyl ether. No distortion or alteration
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