Editing Ether (section)

==Important ethers==
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| [[File:Ethylene oxide chemical structure.png|50px|Chemical structure of ethylene oxide]]
| [[Ethylene oxide]]
| A cyclic ether. Also the simplest [[epoxide]].
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| [[File:Dimethylether chemical structure.svg|90px|Chemical structure of dimethyl ether]]
|[[Dimethyl ether]]
|A colourless gas that is used as an [[aerosol spray#Aerosol propellants|aerosol spray propellant]]. A potential renewable alternative fuel for [[diesel engine]]s with a [[cetane number|cetane rating]] as high as 56–57.
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|[[File:Diethyl ether chemical structure.svg|120px|Chemical structure of diethyl ether]]
|[[Diethyl ether]]

|A colourless liquid with sweet odour. A common low boiling [[solvent]] (b.p.&nbsp;34.6&nbsp;°C) and an early [[anaesthetic]]. Used as starting fluid for diesel engines. Also used as a [[refrigerant]] and in the manufacture of [[smokeless gunpowder]], along with use in [[perfumery]].
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| [[File:Dimethoxyethane chemical structure.png|140px|Chemical structure of dimethoxyethane]]
| [[Dimethoxyethane]] (DME)
| A water miscible solvent often found in lithium batteries (b.p.&nbsp;85&nbsp;°C):
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| [[File:1-4-Dioxane.svg|50px|Chemical structure of dioxane]]
| [[Dioxane]]
| A cyclic ether and high-boiling solvent (b.p.&nbsp;101.1&nbsp;°C).
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| [[File:Tetrahydrofuran.svg|90px|Chemical structure of THF]]
| [[Tetrahydrofuran]] (THF)
| A cyclic ether, one of the most polar simple ethers that is used as a solvent.
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| [[File:Anisole.svg|90px|Chemical structure of anisole]]
|[[Anisole]] (methoxybenzene)
|An '''aryl ether''' and a major constituent of the [[essential oil]] of [[anise]] seed.
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| [[File:18-crown-6.svg|150px|Chemical structure of 18-crown-6]]
|[[Crown ether]]s
|Cyclic polyethers that are used as [[phase transfer catalyst]]s.
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| [[File:Poly(ethylene glycol) alternate.svg|150px|Chemical structure of polyethylene glycol]]
| [[Polyethylene glycol]] (PEG)
| A linear polyether, e.g. used in [[cosmetics]] and [[pharmaceuticals]].
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| [[Polypropylene glycol]]
| A linear polyether, e.g. used in [[polyurethanes]].
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| [[File:Platelet-activating_factor.svg]]
| Platelet-activating factor
| An [[ether lipid]], an example with an ether on sn-1, an ester on sn-2, and an inorganic ether on sn-3 of the glyceryl scaffold.
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