Ethyl ether
- Formula: C4H10O
- Molecular weight: 74.1216
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 60-29-7
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Ethane, 1,1'-oxybis-; Anaesthetic ether; Anesthesia ether; Anesthetic ether; Diethyl ether; Diethyl oxide; Ethoxyethane; Pronarcol; Solvent ether; 1,1'-Oxybisethane; (C2H5)2O; Aether; Diaethylaether; Dwuetylowy eter; Etere etilico; Ether ethylique; Ether, ethyl; Ethyl ether, tech.; Ethyl oxide; Oxyde d'ethyle; Rcra waste number U117; UN 1155; 3-Oxapentane; Ether; Ethyl ether anhydrous A.C.S.; Sulfuric ether; NSC 100036
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Normal boiling point
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
| Tboil (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 307.7 | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
| 307.6 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
| 309.2 | Pihlaja and Heikkila, 1968 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC; Data excluded from overall average |
| 307.8 | Grove and Walden, 1965 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
| 307.7 | Spurr and Zeitlin, 1950 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 307.8 | Lecat, 1947 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
| 307.15 | Beggerow and Harteck, 1944 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
| 308.2 | Ewell and Welch, 1941 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; probably not measured by authors; TRC |
| 307.8 | Albright, 1937 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 307.63 | Wojciechowski, 1936 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; Comparative ebulliometer with water as reference. dt/dp = 0.0372 deg torr-1; TRC |
| 307.75 | Earp and Glasstone, 1935 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 307.45 | Trew and Spencer, 1931 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 307.75 | Timmermans and Martin, 1928 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.15 K; TRC |
| 307.8 | Chadwell, 1926 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 307.81 | Mathews, 1926 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 307.69 | Grimm and Patrick, 1923 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.25 K; TRC |
| 307.8 | Kendall and Wright, 1920 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
| 307.65 | Paul and Schantz, 1919 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
| 307.9 | Bridgman, 1913 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.7 K; TRC |
| 307.8 | Timmermans, 1911 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
| 307.75 | Timmermans, 1910 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]
Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V.,
Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]
Pihlaja and Heikkila, 1968
Pihlaja, K.; Heikkila, J.,
Heat of Combustion of Diethyl Ether and 1,1-Diethoxyethane,
Acta Chem. Scand., 1968, 22, 2731. [all data]
Grove and Walden, 1965
Grove, E.L.; Walden, G.E.,
Variation of Dielectric Constant with Temperature for SOme Five- and Six-Carbon Ketones,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1965, 10, 98. [all data]
Spurr and Zeitlin, 1950
Spurr, R.A.; Zeitlin, H.,
The dipole moments of some aliphatic ethers,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1950, 72, 4832. [all data]
Lecat, 1947
Lecat, M.,
Orthobaric Azeotropes of Sulfides,
Bull. Cl. Sci., Acad. R. Belg., 1947, 33, 160-82. [all data]
Beggerow and Harteck, 1944
Beggerow, G.; Harteck, P.,
On the Measurement of Adsorption Coefficient and Heat of Adsorption of Hydrocarbons,
Z. Phys. Chem. (Leipzig), 1944, 193, 265. [all data]
Ewell and Welch, 1941
Ewell, R.H.; Welch, L.M.,
Maximum Boiling Mixtures of chloroparaffins with Donor Liquids,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1941, 63, 2475. [all data]
Albright, 1937
Albright, P.S.,
Exper. Tests of Recent Theories Descriptive of the Salting-out Effect,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 2098. [all data]
Wojciechowski, 1936
Wojciechowski, M.,
Boiling Point of Ethyl Ether and Its Relation to Pressure,
J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1936, 17, 459. [all data]
Earp and Glasstone, 1935
Earp, D.P.; Glasstone, S.,
Dielectric polarisation and molecular-compound formation in solution,
J. Chem. Soc., 1935, 1935, 1709. [all data]
Trew and Spencer, 1931
Trew, V.C.G.; Spencer, J.F.,
The Magnetic Susceptibility of Binary Systems of Organic Liquids,
Proc. R. Soc. London, A, 1931, 131, 209. [all data]
Timmermans and Martin, 1928
Timmermans, J.; Martin, F.,
Study of the Physical Constants of Twenty Organic Compounds of the Physical Constants of Twenty Organic Compounds,
J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1928, 25, 411. [all data]
Chadwell, 1926
Chadwell, H.M.,
The Viscosities of Several Aqueous Solutions of Organic Substances and the Polymerization of Water,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 1912. [all data]
Mathews, 1926
Mathews, J.H.,
The Accurate Measurement of Heats of Vaporization of Liquids,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 562. [all data]
Grimm and Patrick, 1923
Grimm, F.V.; Patrick, W.A.,
The Dielectric Constastants of Organic Liquids at the Boilin Point,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1923, 45, 2794. [all data]
Kendall and Wright, 1920
Kendall, J.; Wright, A.H.,
The Viscosity of Liquids. IV. Ideal Mixtures of the Types Ether-Ether and Ester-Ester,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1920, 42, 1776-9. [all data]
Paul and Schantz, 1919
Paul, T.; Schantz, K.,
The boiling point as indicator of purity and a new apparatus for its determination without thermometer correction.,
Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim, Ger.), 1919, 257, 87. [all data]
Bridgman, 1913
Bridgman, P.W.,
Thermodynamic properties of twelve liquids between 20!31 and 80!31 and up to 12,000 kgcu cm pressure,
Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci., 1913, 49, 1. [all data]
Timmermans, 1911
Timmermans, J.,
Researches on the freezing point of organic liquid compounds,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1911, 25, 300. [all data]
Timmermans, 1910
Timmermans, J.,
The Purification and Physical Constants of Several Organic Liquids,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1910, 24, 244. [all data]
Notes
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