Diethyl ether

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

587 hPa ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

320 °F

potency

1215 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat)
>2000 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rabbit)

contains

2% ethanol as stabilizer

expl. lim.

36.5 %

technique(s)

UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Acidity
≤0.0002 meq/g Alkalinity
≤0.0005% Peroxide
≤0.03% Water

evapn. residue

≤0.0003%

color

APHA: ≤10

transmittance

220 nm, ≥30%
235 nm, ≥55%
250 nm, ≥80%
270 nm, ≥90%
300 nm, ≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.3530 (lit.)

bp

34.6 °C (lit.)

mp

−116 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -40 °C

density

0.706 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

UV absorption

λ: 220 nm A_max: ≤0.52
λ: 235 nm A_max: ≤0.26
λ: 250 nm A_max: ≤0.10
λ: 270 nm A_max: ≤0.05
λ: 300 nm A_max: ≤0.01

storage temp.

15-25°C

SMILES string

CCOCC

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N