Diethyl ether structural formula

L9.67 (a) Write the structural formulas of diethyl ether and 1-butanol (note that they are isomers), (b) The boiling point of L-butanol is 117°C, higher than that of diethyl ether (35°C), yet the solubility of both compounds in water is about 8 g per 100 mL. Account for these observations. 

In this question consider organic molecule with no rings or carbon-to-carbon double or triple bonds, (a) Show that ethers can be isomers of alcohols but not of aldehydes, (ft) Show that aldehydes and ketones can be isomers of each other, but not of acids or alcohols, (c) Write the structural formula for an alcohol isomeric with diethyl ether. 

Many ethers, including diethyl ether, are effective as general anesthetics. Because simple ethers are quite flammable, their place in medical practice has been taken by highly halogenated nonflammable ethers. Two such general anesthetic agents are isoflurane and enflurane. These compounds are isomeric isoflurane is l-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether enflurane is 2-chloro-l,l,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether. Write the structural formulas of isoflurane and enflurane. 

Two other polyaminopolycarboxylic acids, i,2-6is-[2-di(carboxy-methyl)-aminoethoxy]-ethane (EGTA) and 2,2,- s-[di(carboxymethyl)-amino] - diethyl ether (EEDTA) also known as ethyleneglycol-6is(2-aminoethyl)ethertetraacetic acid and bis-(2-amino ethyl)ethertetraacetic acid respectively (see the structural formula below) have also been investigated. The stability constants (ju = 0.1 at 20° C) of both the EGTA and EEDTA complexes were measured [463] by polarographic... 

Self-Test C.1B Draw the structural formulas of (a) 2-methyl-l-butanethiol, CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2SH, which is used to synthesize organic compounds and (b) diethyl ether (13), which has been used as a surgical anesthetic. 

The next simplest ether is actually the one most commonly referred to as "ether". It is diethyl ether, whose molecular formula is C H.OC H, sometimes written as (C H-l O. This ether is the compound that was widely used as an anesthetic in many hospitals. One of the hazards of all ethers, and particularly diethyl ether because of its widespread use, is that once ethers have been exposed to air, they possess the unique capability of adding an oxygen atom to their structure and converting into a dangerously unstable and explosive organic peroxide. The peroxide-forming hazard aside, diethyl ether has a flash point of -56°F and an ignition temperature of 356 F. It is a colorless, volatile liquid with the characteristic ether odor. In addition to its use as an anesthetic, it is useful in the synthesis of many other chemicals, but it is an extremely hazardous material. 

Draw structural formulas and use a dotted line to show hydrogen bonding between a molecule of diethyl ether and water. 

Organic chemists use a number of shortcuts to speed the writing of structural formulas. Sometimes we leave out unshared electron pairs, but only when we are sure of our ability to count electrons to know when they are present and when they are not. In condensed formulas we leave out some, many, or all of the covalent bonds and use subscripts to indicate the number of identical groups attached to a particular atom. These successive levels of simplification are illustrated for diethyl ether, written first as... 

One way of naming ethers is to name the two alkyl groups attached to the oxygen atom in alphabetical order and add the word ether. If the two alkyl groups are the same, we use the prefix di-, for example, as in dimethyl ether. Write bond-line structural formulas for (a) diethyl ether, (b) ethyl propyl ether, and (c) ethyl isopropyl ether. What name would... 

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