I had heard that the chemical cpmponents are very simliar thus having the very simlira effects. Is this true?
2006-06-30 04:31:25 · 11 answers · asked by HeatherJ43 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No, they're completely dissimilar compounds. Alcohols have an OH group, single bonded. Ethers have an O group in the middle of the carbon chain. I strongly advice you not to play around with ether.
2006-06-30 04:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by flammable 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diethyl ether is a product from the condensing of ethanol or ethyl alcohol. If it is hydrolyzed it would become ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol and ether have a few common properties. Commercial ether usually contains small amounts of ethyl alcohol as an impurity (and some other substances too) and ether is also produced as a by-product in the manufacture of ethyl alcohol from ethylene. Maybe that would account for the 'similar effects'. There are many effects that differ too. Like the boiling point and vapor pressure. These make the ether suitable for inhalation as an asphixiant.
2006-06-30 15:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by ponca_wooff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethyl alcohol and ether have a few common properties. But chemically, the two are very different compounds. Commercial ether usually contains small amounts of ethyl alcohol (and some other substances too) and ether is also produced as a by-product in the manufacture of ethyl alcohol from ethene. Maybe that would account for the 'similar effects'.
2006-06-30 11:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by ~Lavender~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The components what it is made up of is similar but they do not in any way have the same properties. In Chemistry it is all about the bond and how the electrons are used. Also where the elements are placed within the molecular structure. All alcohols including ethanol (the "ol" is the dead give away for the alcohol) have OH attached to them with a specific bond your ether has an O in the middle. This means that all of the electrons are used differently and attached differently. Maybe you should read up on bonding of elements cause that is the basic foundation for Chemistry.
2006-06-30 13:36:02 · answer #4 · answered by Knock Knock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your car yes on your body no, ether is an oxygenate the same as ethyl alcohol so it raises the combustion properties of fuel( gasoline) most ether compounds are more volitile than ethyl alcohol but are somewhat less water soluable. ethyl alcohol must be ingested to make you dizzy or pass out ether can knock you out just by breathing its vapor. ether is much more harmful to the human body, though excess alcohol consumption can be deadly.
2006-06-30 11:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by namvet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has not the same properties, but maybe some of them are quite similar. Of course, ethyl alcohol is more similar to ether than e.g. soap esters. They both are quite volatile, with effect on brain, flamable, etc.
I think you may make comparison taking Material Data Safety Sheets of both products by a number of propeties.
2006-06-30 11:42:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. ones an alcohol the others an ether. both are great solvents, but their properties are VERY different. the acidic proton sets them apart by the way. if you're comparing like groups you can get some similarities, but it's closer if you compare 2 ethers like ethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran
2006-06-30 11:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely not. ethyl alcohol is the drug in all alcoholic beverages. ether is a general term for any hydrocarbon with an O in the middle of the carbon chain. they are utterly different because of their chemical composition and structure.
2006-06-30 16:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by The Frontrunner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has a few of the same properties but not all. Don't drink ether. You probably won't get drunk and it will probably kill you.
2006-06-30 11:38:19 · answer #9 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, and like the other man said dont mess around with them together its strongly advised.
2006-06-30 14:33:59 · answer #10 · answered by soon to be meteoroligst 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋