Diethyl ether
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| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Physical properties [] | |
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| Molecular mass | 74.12 g/mol [1] |
| Density | 0.714 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float g/cm3 [1] |
| Appearance | Colorless, volatile, mobile liquid [1] |
| Odor | Sweetish, pungent odor [1] |
| Taste | Burning and sweet taste [1] |
| Melting point | -177.3 °F (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Boiling point | 94.3 ° [1] |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. [1] |
| Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | 0.9 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C4H10O [1] |
| IUPAC name | ethoxyethane [1] |
| SMILES | CCOCC [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3 [1] |
| InChIKey | RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
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Diethyl ether (also known as Diethyl Ether, ether, Ethyl ether, Ethoxyethane, Ethyl oxide, Pronarcol, Diethyl oxide, Aether, Anesthetic ether or Anaesthetic ether) is a
Chemistry
Stereochemistry []
Diethyl ether is a achiral mixture.
Pharmacology
ATC Classification
In the nervous system (N) diethyl ether acts as a anesthetic (N01), anesthetics, general (N01A), diethyl ether (N01AA01) and ether (N01AA).[1]Subjective effects []
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References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 3283, Diethyl ether. Accessed August 24, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3283
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Diethyl ether. UNII: 0F5N573A2Y. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed August 24, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/0F5N573A2Y