Dimethyl ether

Dimethyl ether, (CH₃)2O is a colourless, narcotic, flammable, liquified gas with an ethereal odour.

Applications Pure dimethyl ether is used:

• for instrumentation in the petrochemical industry
• as a propellant
• as a solvent.

Materials Compatibility
Metals: Stainless Steel; Carbon Steel; Aluminum; Copper; Zinc; Monel.
Elastomers: Buna-N; Buna-S.

Technical Properties
Molecular Weight: 46.07
Specific Gravity (Air = 1): 1.621
Odour: Ethereal
CAS Registry No.: 115-10-6