Ether

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

Nomenclature

In the IUPAC nomenclature system, ethers are named using the general formula "alkoxyalkane", for example CH3-CH2-O-CH3 is methoxyethane. If the ether is part of a more complex molecule, it is described as an alkoxy substituent, so -OCH3 would be considered a "methoxy-" group. The nomenclature of describing the two alkyl groups and appending "ether", e.g. "ethyl methyl ether" in the example above, is a trivial usage.

Related Topics:
IUPAC nomenclature - Methoxy - Trivial usage

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