Ether

: This article is about ether as a general class of chemical compounds. For other meanings, see Ether (disambiguation)

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Ether is the general name for a class of chemical compounds which contain an ether group — an oxygen atom connected to two (substituted) alkyl groups. A typical example is the solvent diethyl ether (ethoxyethane, CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3).

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Ethers are not to be confused with the following classes of compounds with the same general structure R-O-R.

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• Aromatic compounds like furan where the oxygen is part of the aromatic system.
• Compounds where one of the carbon atoms next to the oxygen is connected to oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur:
• Esters R-C(=O)-O-R
• Acetals R-CH(-O-R)-O-R
• Aminals R-CH(-NH-R)-O-R
• Anhydrides R-C(=O)-O-C(=O)-R

Chemical compound: A chemical compound is a chemical substance formed from two or more elements, with a fixed ratio determining the composition. For example, dihydrogen monoxide (water, ) is a compound composed of two hydrogen atoms for every oxygen atom....

Group: The term group can refer to several concepts:...

Oxygen: :This article is about the chemical element oxygen. For other usage, see Oxygen (disambiguation)....

Ether related Images and Photos (experimental)

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