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Diethyl ether

C4H10OCAS 60-29-774.12 g/mol

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O
Ether

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H10O
Molar mass
74.12 g/mol
Exact mass
74.0732 Da
Density
0.7134 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−116 °C
Boiling point
2.2 °C (at 200 Torr)
pKa
-3.59
Flash point
-45 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
69 g/L (20 °C)
logP
1.04Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
9.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P319, P330, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
60-29-7
SMILES
CCOCC
InChIKey
RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

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Names and synonyms

15 names · show all
  • Ethane, 1,1′-oxybis-
  • Ether
  • Ethyl ether
  • 1,1′-Oxybis[ethane]
  • Anaesthetic ether
  • Anesthesia ether
  • Anesthetic ether
  • Diethyl oxide
  • Ethoxyethane
  • Pronarcol
  • 3-Oxapentane
  • Sulfuric ether
  • Ethyl oxide
  • NSC 100036
  • R 610

Reactions

Safety data sheets

2 stored sheets list this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 60-29-7. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Work with Diethyl ether

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Similar compounds

Diethoxymethane462-95-367 % similar Ethylene glycol diethyl ether629-14-167 % similar Diethylene glycol diethyl ether112-36-762 % similar (Chloromethoxy)ethane3188-13-453 % similar Ethyl propyl ether628-32-053 % similar Ethoxyethylamine110-76-947 % similar 2-Ethoxyethanol110-80-547 % similar 2-Bromoethyl ethyl ether592-55-247 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

(-)-2-Butanol14898-79-4 (+-)-2-Butanol15892-23-6 (+)-2-Butanol4221-99-2 Methoxypropane557-17-5 2-Methoxypropane598-53-8 1-Butanol71-36-3 tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-0 Isobutanol78-83-1

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