Ethyl ether

• Formula: C₄H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 74.1216
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 60-29-7
• Chemical structure:
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• 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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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

k_H(T) = k°_H exp(d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°_H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

IR Spectrum

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• GAS (50 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% IN CCl4 FOR 3800-1300, 10% IN CS2 FOR 1300-620, 10% IN CCl4 FOR 620-250 CM^-1) VERSUS SOLVENT; PERKIN-ELMER 521 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% IN CCl4 FOR 4000-1330 CM^-1, 10% IN CS2 FOR 1330-600 CM^-1); BECKMAN IR-7 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: Tanya L. Myers, Russell G. Tonkyn, Ashley M. Oeck, Tyler O. Danby, John S. Loring, Matthew S. Taubman, Stephen W. Sharpe, Jerome C. Birnbaum, and Timothy J. Johnson

• liquid; Bruker Tensor 27 FTIR; 0.4821395 cm^-1 resolution

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions

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