Divinyl ether

Divinyl ether
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(Ethenyloxy)ethene
Other names
divinyl ether, divinyl oxide, ethenoxyethene, vinyl ether
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.383 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-720-5
KEGG
UNII
UN number 1167
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H,1-2H2
    Key: QYKIQEUNHZKYBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O(\C=C)\C=C
Properties
O(CH=CH2)2
Molar mass 70.091 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid or gas
Melting point −101 °C (−150 °F; 172 K)
Boiling point 28.3 °C (82.9 °F; 301.4 K)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
flammable
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propaneInstability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorusSpecial hazards (white): no code
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4
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Divinyl ether is the organic compound with the formula O(CH=CH2)2. It is a colorless, volatile liquid that has mainly been of interest as an inhalation anesthetic. It is prepared by treating bis(chloroethyl) ether with base.[1]

  1. ^ Wollweber, Hartmund (2000). "Anesthetics, General". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_289. ISBN 978-3527306732.

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