Methyl ether

CAS Registry Number®

115-10-6

CAS Name

Methyl ether

Molecular Formula

C2H6O

Molecular Mass

46.07

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    -24.8 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -141.5 °C
  • Density (2)

    0.61 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (2) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-3-2/h1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=LCGLNKUTAGEVQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O(C)C

Canonical SMILES

O(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Methane, 1,1′-oxybis-
  • Dimethyl ether
  • Methyl ether
  • Methane, oxybis-
  • Ether, dimethyl

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

157621-61-9, 451449-67-5

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