Ether

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

Important ethers

• Ethylene oxide, the smallest cyclic ether:
• Dimethyl ether, an aerosol spray propellant:
• Diethyl ether, a common low boiling solvent:
• Dimethoxyethane, a high boiling solvent:
• Dioxane, a cyclic ether and high boiling solvent:
• THF, a cyclic ether, one of the most polar simple ethers that is used as a solvent:
• Anisole (methoxybenzene), a major constituent of the essential oil of anise seed:
• Crown ethers, cyclic polyethers that are used as phase transfer catalysts:
• Polyethylene glycol, a linear polyether, e.g. used in cosmetics: