Diethyl ether

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

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• Diethyl Ether Ethoxyethane Ether Historical General Anesthetic 1842 Crawford Long 1846 Ether Day Morton MGH; GABA-A Enhancement NMDA Inhibition Anesthetic Mechanism; Peroxide Formation Alpha-Carbon Autoxidation Explosive Distillation; DEA Table II List I Chemical Cocaine Coca Leaf Extraction Precursor; Resource-Limited Settings Sub-Saharan Africa Anesthesia; Engine Starting Fluid Volatile Substance Abuse Huffing Cardiac Arrest; EU CLP Flam Liq 1 H224 Flash Point -45C; Grignard Reaction LiAlH4 Solvent; ICH Q3C Class 3 PDE 50 mg/day; IARC Not Evaluated Not Carcinogen REGULATORY · 2020
• § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 3283) PUBCHEM
• Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
• CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Ethyl ether REGULATORY
• Consolidated TEXT: 32000L0039 — EN — 20.05.2021 REGULATORY
• Provisional Peer Reviewed Toxicity Values for Ethyl ether (Diethyl ether) (CASRN 60-29-7) ASSESSMENT
• Ethyl ether; CASRN 60-29-7: IRIS Chemical Assessment Summary ASSESSMENT
• PubChem computed properties for CID 3283 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 3283; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 3283; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 3283; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID3021720 (Diethyl ether) REFERENCE
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 3283 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006: Annex VI, Part 3, Table 3.1 (Official Journal L 353, 31.12.2008) REGULATORY · 2008

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