Melting Point of Common Ethers
The melting points of ethers can vary depending on their specific chemical structure. Generally, ethers have relatively low melting points compared to other types of organic compounds. The following table provides a curated list of melting point values for common ethers at 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Dimethyl Ether (C2H6O) | -141 |
| Diethyl Ether (C4H10O) | -116 |
| Methoxypropane (C4H10O) | -139 |
| Ethyl Propyl Ether (C5H12O) | -127.5 |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether (C5H12O) | -109 |
| Tetrahydrofuran (C4H8O) | -108.4 |
| Dioxane (C4H8O2) | 11.8 |
| Anisole (C7H8O) | -37 |
| Dipropyl ether (C6H14O) | -122 |
| Dibutyl ether (C8H18O) | -95 |
| Dipentyl ether (C10H22O) | -69 |
| Dioctyl ether (C16H34O) | -7.6 |
| Dicyclohexyl ether (C12H22O) | -36 |
| Methoxyethane (C3H8O) | -113 |
| 1,2-Dimethoxyethane (C4H10O2) | -58 |
| Vinyl ether (C4H6O) | -101 |
| Phenetole (C8H10O) | -30 |
| Diphenyl ether (C12H10O) | 27 |
| Tetrahydropyran (C5H10O) | -49 |
| 1,3-Dithiane (C4H8S2) | 54 |
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