Methoxyethane

Methoxyethane
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Methoxyethane-3D-vdW.png
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Methoxyethane
Other names
ethyl methyl ether
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H8O/c1-3-4-2/h3H2,1-2H3 ☒N
    Key: XOBKSJJDNFUZPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C3H8O/c1-3-4-2/h3H2,1-2H3
    Key: XOBKSJJDNFUZPF-UHFFFAOYAP
  • COCC
Properties
C3H8O
Molar mass 60.096 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless gas
Density 0.7251 g cm−3 (at 0 °C)
Melting point −113 °C (−171 °F; 160 K)
Boiling point 7.4 °C (45.3 °F; 280.5 K)
1.3420 (at 4 °C)
Viscosity 0.224 cP at 25 °C
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Extremely Flammable (F+),
Liquefied gas
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Related Ethers
Dimethyl ether
Diethyl ether
Methoxypropane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methoxyethane, also known as ethyl methyl ether, is a colorless gaseous ether with a medicine-like odor. It is extremely flammable, and its inhalation may cause asphyxiation or dizziness. As a Lewis base, it can react with Lewis acids to form salts and reacts violently with oxidizing agents.



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