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DIETHYL ETHER

C4H10O

74.12 g/mol

2D structure for DIETHYL ETHER

Molecular properties

Formula
C4H10O
Molar mass
74.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
74.0732 Da
0
0
1
9.20 Ų
0.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
60-29-7
PubChem CID
3283

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Ether

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp0.9PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1,1'-Oxybisethane
  • 3-Oxapentane
  • 60-29-7
  • Aether
  • Anaesthetic ether
  • Anesthesia ether
  • Anesthetic ether
  • Diaethylaether
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Diethyl oxide
  • Diethylaether
  • Dwuetylowy eter
  • Etere etilico
  • Ethane, 1,1'-oxybis-
  • Ether ethylique
  • Ether, ethyl
  • Ethoxyethane
  • Ethyl ether
  • Ethyl oxide
  • Oxyde d'ethyle
  • Pronarcol
  • Solvent ether
  • ether

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCOCC
Isomeric SMILES
CCOCC
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
RTZKZFJDLAIYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
3283

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

1100 cm−1C-O ether (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for DIETHYL ETHER; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for DIETHYL ETHER; not experimental data.

Related molecules

2D structure for ETHYL ACETATE

ETHYL ACETATE

C4H8O288.11 g·mol−1

2D structure for ethanol

ethanol

C2H6O46.07 g·mol−1

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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