Flash Point of Common Ethers
The flash point of ethers refers to the minimum temperature at which vapors generated from the liquid can ignite when exposed to an open flame or another ignition source.
The table below provides a comprehensive list of flash point values for common ethers under 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Dimethyl Ether (C2H6O) | -41 (cc) |
| Diethyl Ether (C4H10O) | -45 (cc) |
| Methoxypropane (C4H10O) | < -20 (cc) |
| Ethyl Propyl Ether (C5H12O) | < -20 (cc) |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether (C5H12O) | -28 (cc) |
| Tetrahydrofuran (C4H8O) | -14 (cc) |
| Dioxane (C4H8O2) | 12 (cc) |
| Anisole (C7H8O) | 52 (oc) |
| Dipropyl ether (C6H14O) | 21 (cc) |
| Dibutyl ether (C8H18O) | 25 (cc) |
| Dioctyl ether (C16H34O) | > 100 (cc) |
| Methoxyethane (C3H8O) | -37 (cc) |
| 1,2-Dimethoxyethane (C4H10O2) | -2 (cc) |
| Vinyl ether (C4H6O) | -30 (cc) |
| Phenetole (C8H10O) | 63 (oc) |
| Diphenyl ether (C12H10O) | 115 (cc) |
| Tetrahydropyran (C5H10O) | -20 (cc) |
cc = closed cup, oc = opened cup
Related Tables
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