Methoxyethane

Methoxyethane
Names



Preferred IUPAC name Methoxyethane^[1]
Other names ethyl methyl ether
Identifiers
CAS Number	540-67-0^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:39832^N
ChemSpider	10441^N
ECHA InfoCard	100.128.000
PubChem CID	10903
UNII	TF7D64JK16^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5074557
InChI 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
SMILES COCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C₃H₈O
Molar mass	60.096 g·mol⁻¹
Appearance	Colorless gas^[2]
Density	0.7251 g cm⁻³ (at 0 °C)^[2]
Melting point	−113 °C (−171 °F; 160 K)
Boiling point	7.4 °C (45.3 °F; 280.5 K)
Refractive index (n_D)	1.3420 (at 4 °C)^[2]
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). N verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references

Chemical compound

Methoxyethane, also known as ethyl methyl ether, is a colorless gaseous ether with the formula CH₃OCH₂CH₃. Unlike the related dimethyl ether and diethyl ether, which are widely used and studied, this mixed alkyl ether has no current applications. It is a structural isomer of isopropyl alcohol. Its utility as an anesthetic^[3] and solvent^[4] have been investigated.

References

^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 703. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-00648. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c Haynes, William M. (2010). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (91 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press. p. 3-248. ISBN 978-1-43982077-3.
^ Bovill, J. G. (2008). "Inhalation Anaesthesia; From Diethyl Ether to Xenon". Modern Anesthetics. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Vol. 182. Springer. pp. 121–142. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74806-9_6. ISBN 978-3-540-72813-9. PMID 18175089.
^ Campion, Christopher L.; Li, Wentao; Lucht, Brett L. (2005). "Thermal Decomposition of LiPF[sub 6]-Based Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries". Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 152 (12): A2327. doi:10.1149/1.2083267.

Molecules detected in outer space

Molecules

Diatomic	Aluminium monochloride Aluminium monofluoride Aluminium(II) oxide Argonium Carbon cation Carbon monophosphide Carbon monosulfide Carbon monoxide Cyano radical Diatomic carbon Fluoromethylidynium Helium hydride ion Hydrogen chloride Hydrogen fluoride Hydrogen (molecular) Hydroxyl radical Iron(II) oxide Magnesium monohydride Methylidyne radical Nitric oxide Nitrogen (molecular) Imidogen Sulfur mononitride Oxygen (molecular) Phosphorus monoxide Phosphorus mononitride Potassium chloride Silicon carbide Silicon monoxide Silicon monosulfide Sodium chloride Sodium iodide Sulfur monohydride Sulfur monoxide Titanium(II) oxide
Triatomic	Aluminium(I) hydroxide Aluminium isocyanide Amino radical Carbon dioxide Carbonyl sulfide CCP radical Chloronium Diazenylium Dicarbon monoxide Disilicon carbide Ethynyl radical Formyl radical Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) Hydrogen isocyanide (HNC) Hydrogen sulfide Hydroperoxyl Iron cyanide Isoformyl Magnesium cyanide Magnesium isocyanide Methylene radical N₂H⁺ Nitrous oxide Nitroxyl Ozone Phosphaethyne Potassium cyanide Protonated molecular hydrogen Sodium cyanide Sodium hydroxide Silicon carbonitride c-Silicon dicarbide SiNC Sulfur dioxide Thioformyl Thioxoethenylidene Titanium dioxide Tricarbon Water
Four atoms	Acetylene Ammonia Cyanic acid Cyanoethynyl Formaldehyde Fulminic acid HCCN Hydrogen peroxide Hydromagnesium isocyanide Isocyanic acid Isothiocyanic acid Ketenyl Methylene amidogen Methyl cation Methyl radical Propynylidyne Protonated carbon dioxide Protonated hydrogen cyanide Silicon tricarbide Thioformaldehyde Tricarbon monoxide Tricarbon monosulfide Thiocyanic acid
Five atoms	Ammonium ion Butadiynyl Carbodiimide Cyanamide Cyanoacetylene Cyanoformaldehyde Cyanomethyl Cyclopropenylidene Formic acid Isocyanoacetylene Ketene Methane Methoxy radical Methylenimine Propadienylidene Protonated formaldehyde Silane Silicon-carbide cluster
Six atoms	Acetonitrile Cyanobutadiynyl radical E-Cyanomethanimine Cyclopropenone Diacetylene Ethylene Formamide HC₄N Ketenimine Methanethiol Methanol Methyl isocyanide Pentynylidyne Propynal Protonated cyanoacetylene
Seven atoms	Acetaldehyde Acrylonitrile Vinyl cyanide Cyanodiacetylene Ethylene oxide Glycolonitrile Hexatriynyl radical Methylacetylene Methylamine Methyl isocyanate Vinyl alcohol
Eight atoms	Acetic acid Aminoacetonitrile Cyanoallene Ethanimine Glycolaldehyde Hexapentaenylidene Methylcyanoacetylene Methyl formate Propenal
Nine atoms	Acetamide Cyanohexatriyne Cyanotriacetylene Dimethyl ether Ethanol Methyldiacetylene Octatetraynyl radical Propene Propionitrile
Ten atoms or more	Acetone Benzene Benzonitrile Buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀, C₆₀⁺, fullerene, buckyball) C₇₀ fullerene Cyanodecapentayne Cyanopentaacetylene Cyanotetra-acetylene Ethylene glycol Ethyl formate Methyl acetate Methyl-cyano-diacetylene Methyltriacetylene Propanal n-Propyl cyanide Pyrimidine Heptatrienyl radical