
Diethyl Ether
Diethyl ether appears as a clear colorless liquid with an anesthetic odor. Flash point -49 °F. Less dense than water and slightly soluble in water. Hence floats on water. Vapors are heavier than air. Used as a solvent and to make other chemicals. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- ethoxyethane
- Molecular formula
- C4H10O
- Molecular weight
- 74.12 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 74.073164938 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 9.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:35702
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL16264
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3021720
- PubMed:28717108
- PubMed:23057333
- PubMed:23008459
- PubMed:22986051
- PubMed:22980319
- PubMed:22969464
- PubMed:22964031
- PubMed:22962021
- PubMed:22951393
- PubMed:22944719
- PubMed:22931784
- PubMed:22928580
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