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dimethyl ether

CHEBI:CHEBI_28887

Definition

An ether in which the oxygen atom is connected to two methyl groups.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C2H6O
Molecular Mass
46.06844
Charge
0
SMILES
COC
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-3-2/h1-2H3
InChIKey
LCGLNKUTAGEVQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • (CH3)2O
  • CH3-O-CH3
  • Dimethyl ether
  • dimethyl oxide
  • DME
  • methoxymethane
  • Methoxymethane
  • methyl ether
  • oxybismethane

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
1313349
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Wikipedia:Dimethyl_ether
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CHEBI:28887

Additional References

Wikipedia:Dimethyl_ether

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