Category:solvents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless gas (est) |
Assay: | 99.50 to 100.00
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | -141.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | -24.82 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | -29.00 to -30.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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Vapor Pressure: | 4450.000000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. |
Vapor Density: | 1.6 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | -123.00 °F. TCC ( -85.90 °C. ) (est)
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logP (o/w): | 0.100 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 1.093e+005 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | | water, 4.60E+04 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp) |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Description:at 100.00 %. ethereal |
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
Cosmetic Information:
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Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
inhalation-rat LC50 308000 mg/m3 BEHAVIORAL: GENERAL ANESTHETIC Toxicologist. Vol. 1, Pg. 79, 1981.
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | solvents |
Recommendation for dimethyl ether usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Recommendation for dimethyl ether flavor usage levels up to: |
| not for flavor use.
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| demeon D | | dimethyl ether [UN1033] [Flammable gas] | | dimethyl oxide | | dimethylether | | DME | | dymel A | | ether, dimethyl | oxybis | methane | | methane, 1,1'-oxybis- | | methane, oxybis- | | methoxymethane | | methyl ether | | methyl oxide | | wood ether |
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