Dimethyl ether

• Formula: C₂H₆O
• Molecular weight: 46.0684
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-3-2/h1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LCGLNKUTAGEVQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 115-10-6
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• Isotopologues:
  • (CD3)2O
• Other names: Methane, oxybis-; Methyl ether; Methoxymethane; Wood ether; Oxybismethane; (CH3)2O; Ether, dimethyl; Ether, methyl; UN 1033; Dimethyl oxide; Dymel A; Dymel; Demeon D; DME; Methane, 1,1'-oxybis-
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References

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Noles and Zollweg, 1992
Noles, J.R.; Zollweg, J.A., Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for Chlorodifluoromethane + Dimethyl Ether from 283 to 395 K at Pressures to 5.0 MPa, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1992, 37, 306-10. [all data]

Zawisza and Glowka, 1970
Zawisza, A.C.; Glowka, S., Liquid-vapour equilibria and thermodynamic functions of dimethyl ether - sulphur dioxide system up to 300c and 77.81 atmospheres, Bull. Acad. Pol. Sci., Ser. Sci. Chim., 1970, 18, 549-54. [all data]

Edwards and Maass, 1935
Edwards, J.; Maass, O., Density and Adsorption Studies in the Region of the Critical Temperature: System Dimethyl-ether-alumina., Can. J. Res., Sect. A, 1935, 12, 357-71. [all data]

Tapp, Steacie, et al., 1933
Tapp, J.S.; Steacie, E.W.R.; Maass, O., Density of a Vapor in Equilibrium with a Liquid Near the Critical Temperature., Can. J. Res., 1933, 9, 217-39. [all data]

Winkler and Maass, 1933
Winkler, C.A.; Maass, O., Can. J. Res., 1933, 9, 217. [all data]

Winkler and Maass, 1932
Winkler, C.A.; Maass, O., Critical Temperatures and Pressures of the Three Two-component Systems Comprised of Carbon Dioxide, Methyl Ether and Propylene., Can. J. Res., 1932, 6, 458. [all data]

Cardoso and Bruno, 1923
Cardoso, E.; Bruno, A., Experiments on some thermal properties of gases: II critical elements and vapor tensions of methyl ether, J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1923, 20, 347-51. [all data]

Maass and Boomer, 1922
Maass, O.; Boomer, E.H., Vapor Densities at Low Pressures and Over and Extended Temperature Range. I. The Properties of Ethylene Oxide Compared to Oxygen Compounds of Similar Molecular Weight, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1922, 44, 8, 1709-1728, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01429a013 . [all data]

Briner and Cardoso, 1908
Briner, E.; Cardoso, E., J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1908, 6, 641-80. [all data]

Briner and Cardoso, 1907
Briner, E.; Cardoso, E., The compressibility and vapor pressure of mixtures of methyl oxide and sulphur dioxide, C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci., 1907, 144, 911-3. [all data]

Leduc and Sacerdote, 1897
Leduc, A.; Sacerdote, P., Critical Constants of Some Gases., C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci., 1897, 125, 397. [all data]

Nadezhdin, 1883
Nadezhdin, A., The Critical Point., Beibl. Ann. Phys., 1883, 7, 678-81. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tc	Critical temperature

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