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 |
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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 |
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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 |