Dimethyl+Ether

Dimethyl ether (DME) is also known as methoxymethane.

Dimethyl ether is a colorless and flammable gas. It consists of an odor of ether which smells like gasoline or nail-polish remover.The use of dimethyl ether is to act as a propellant in aerosols. In high concentrations is has an anesthetic effect and as it is a solvent, it is a refrigerant. Synonyms for dimethyl ether includes 1, 2-dimethoxyethane

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 * Dimethyl ether** (DME), also known as **methoxymethane**, is the [|organic compound] with the formula CH3OCH3 . The simplest [|ether], it is a colourless gas that is a useful precursor to other organic compounds and an aerosol propellant.

A mixture of DME can be used as a treatment of warts by freezing them.

Fuel: DME is a promising fuel in diesel engines,[9] petrol engines (30% DME / 70% LPG), and gas turbines owing to its high cetane number, which is 55, compared to diesel's, which is 40–53. Only moderate modification are needed to convert a diesel engine to burn DME. The simplicity of this short carbon chain compound leads during combustion to very low emissions of particulate matter, NOx, and CO. For these reasons as well as being sulfur-free, DME meets even the most stringent emission regulations in Europe (EURO5), U.S. (U.S. 2010), and Japan (2009 Japan). Mobil is using DME in their methanol to gasoline process.

DME is a widely used propellant for aerosol products. DME offers unique advantages such as solvency power and water miscibility. Based on the flexibility in use offered by these advantages, DME is an appreciated propellant in many aerosol products like hairsprays and other cosmetic aerosol products, paintsprays and various technical aerosol products.

The chemical formula for Dimethyl ether is CH3OCH3

-24° C (-11.2° F) Dimethyl ether, Boiling point