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Diethyl ether

CAS Registry Number®

60-29-7

CAS Name

Diethyl ether

Molecular Formula

C4H10O

Molecular Mass

74.12

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    2.2 °C @ Press: 200 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -116 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.7134 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

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/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O(CC)CC

Canonical SMILES

O(CC)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethane, 1,1′-oxybis-
  • Ether
  • Ethyl ether
  • 1,1′-Oxybis[ethane]
  • Anaesthetic ether

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

7578-39-4, 74446-43-8, 927820-24-4, 1480389-44-3

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