Diethyl ether
SIGALD/32203 - contains BHT as inhibitor, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.8%
Synonym: Ether; Ethyl ether
CAS Number: 60-29-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H10O
Molecular Weight: 74.12
EC Number: 200-467-2
MDL Number: MFCD00011646
Linear Formula: (CH3CH2)2O
Product Type: Chemical
| agency | reag. ISO |
| reag. Ph. Eur. | |
| USP/NF | |
| assay | ≥99.8% |
| ≥99.8% (GC) | |
| autoignition temp. | 320 °F |
| bp | 34.6 °C (lit.) |
| cation traces | Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg |
| B: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Sn: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| contains | BHT as inhibitor |
| density | 0.706 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 36.5 % |
| form | liquid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| puriss. p.a. | |
| impurities | ≤0.00003% peroxides (as H2O2) |
| ≤0.00007% adehydes (as HCHO) | |
| ≤0.0002% free acid (as CH3COOH) | |
| ≤0.001% carbonyl compounds (as CO) | |
| ≤0.001% non-volatile matter | |
| ≤0.005% acetone (GC) | |
| ≤0.02% ethanol (GC) | |
| 0.03% water (Karl Fischer) | |
| 5-8 ppm BHT (GC) | |
| InChI | 1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4 |
| InChI key | RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −116 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | CCOCC |
| suitability | passes test for reaction against H2SO4 |
| vapor density | 2.6 (vs air) |
| Application: | Diethyl ether may be employed as solvent for the oxidation of secondary alcohols into ketones. It may be employed as solvent in the preparation of triblock copolymer of PCL-PEG-PCL, acrylated PCL-PEG-PCL and the pentablock copolymer PAE-PCL-PEG-PCL-PAE [PAE = poly(β-amino ester), PEG = poly(ethylene glycol), PCL = poly(ε-caprolactone)]. |
| General description: | Diethyl ether (DEE) is widely employed as solvent for Grignard synthesis. Its efficacy as solvent for formalin-ether (F-E) sedimentation technique has been studied. It has been reported as a hydroboration solvent. DEE is a promising compression-ignition fuel and its energy density is much higher than ethanol. It is also one of the components in a blend used in diesel fuel. It can also be used as alternative of diesel fuel. |
| Other Notes: | The article number 32203-4X2.5L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 32203-2.5L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. The article number 32203-4X2.5L-M will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 32203-2.5L-M which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. The article number 32203-6X1L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 32203-1L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. The article number 32203-6X1L-M will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 32203-1L-M which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H224 - H302 - H336 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P301 + P312 - P403 + P233 |
| Hazard Codes | F+,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 12-19-22-66-67 |
| Safety Statements | 9-16-29-33 |
| RIDADR | UN1155 - class 3 - PG 1 - Diethyl ether |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | -40.0 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | -40 °C |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH019 - EUH066 |
| Purity | ≥99.8% (GC); ≥99.8% |
| bp | 34.6 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −116 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.706 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352112 |