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Substance Name: Dimethyl ether
RN: 115-10-6
UNII: AM13FS69BX
InChIKey: LCGLNKUTAGEVQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Molecular Formula

  • C2-H6-O

Molecular Weight

  • 46.0684
 
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • Dimethyl ether
  • Dimethyl oxide
  • Methane, oxybis-
  • Methyl ether
  • Oxybismethane

Synonyms

  • Demeon D
  • Dimethyl ether
  • Dimethyl oxide
  • DME
  • Dymel A
  • EC 204-065-8
  • EINECS 204-065-8
  • Ether, dimethyl
  • Ether, methyl
  • HSDB 354
  • Methane, oxybis-
  • Methoxymethane
  • Methyl ether
  • Methyl oxide
  • Oxybismethane
  • UNII-AM13FS69BX
  • Wood ether

Systematic Names

  • Dimethyl ether
  • Methane, 1,1'-oxybis-
  • Methane, oxybis-
  • Methyl ether

Superlist Names

  • Dimethyl ether
  • Dimethyl ether [UN1033] [Flammable gas]
  • Methane, oxybis-
  • Methyl ether
  • UN1033

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 115-10-6

FDA UNII

  • AM13FS69BX

Other Registry Numbers

  • 157621-61-9
  • 451449-67-5

System Generated Number

  • 0000115106

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/C2H6O/c1-3-2/h1-2H3

InChIKey

LCGLNKUTAGEVQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

O(C)C

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
rat LC50 inhalation 308gm/m3 (308000mg/m3) BEHAVIORAL: GENERAL ANESTHETIC Toxicologist. Vol. 1, Pg. 79, 1981.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point -1.42E+02 deg C   EXP
Boiling Point -2.48E+01 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) 0.1 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 4.60E+04 mg/L 25 EXP
Vapor Pressure 4450 mm Hg 25 EXP
Henry's Law Constant 1.00E-03 atm-m3/mole 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 2.98E-12 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EXP

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