Structured Summary
Abstract
A mobile, very volatile, highly flammable liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic and as a solvent for waxes, fats, oils, perfumes, alkaloids, and gums. It is mildly irritating to skin and mucous membranes.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C4H10O
- Molecular Weight
- 74.12 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 60-29-7
- IUPAC Name
- ethoxyethane
- InChIKey
- RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCOCC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004986
- Source
- PubChem CID 3283
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Diethyl Ether
- Ether, Ethyl
- Ethyl Ether
- Ether, Diethyl
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
2014(1963)
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NLM Classification
QV 81
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Ether. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004986. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004986
- Ether. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_ether
- Ether. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202218
- Ether. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3283. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3283