Divinyl ether

Divinyl ether
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(Ethenyloxy)ethene
Other names
divinyl ether, divinyl oxide, ethenoxyethene, vinyl ether
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.383
EC Number
  • 203-720-5
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 1167
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-4H,1-2H2
    Key: QYKIQEUNHZKYBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • O(\C=C)\C=C
Properties
Chemical formula
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)
2
4
2
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

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 978-3-527-30673-2.