Ether

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

Similar structures

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