Diethyl ether
ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl oxide, ether, solvent ether, aether, anaesthetic ether, ethoxy ethane
How to detect Diethyl ether
Formula: C4H10O | CAS: 60-29-7
Synonyms: ethoxyethane, ethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl oxide, ether, solvent ether, aether, anaesthetic ether, ethoxy ethane
Used as a wide ranging solvent and extractant in processes such as nitrocellulose manufacture and food processing.
Specification
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Formula | C4H10O |
| CAS no. | 60-29-7 |
| Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | 1.10 |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | 1.50 |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | 1.40 |
| ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.325 |
| Molecular Weight, g/mole | 74.1 |
| Melting point, °C | -116 |
| Boiling point, °C | 35 |
| Flash point, °C | -40 |
| Upper Explosive Limit, % | 39.2 |
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Lower Explosive Limit, % | 1.7 |
| Density, g.cm⁻³ | 0.706 |
| Ionisation Energy, eV | 9.53 |
| EH40 TWA, ppm | 100 |
| EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ | 310 |
| EH40 STEL, ppm | 200 |
| EH40 STEL, mg.m⁻³ | 620 |
| NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 1900 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, ppm | 400 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, mg.m⁻³ | 1200 |