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Diethyl ether 

Diethyl ether is a solvent that is useful for grignard reactions. It's also an anesthetic. Diethyl ether is highly flammable (even electrical outlets and too high temperatures can ignite it. Diethyl ether must be stored with butylated hydroxytoluene to avoid peroxide products which are explosive. Diethyl ether is also sometimes used for extractions, but other solvents like ethyl chloride, chloroform, toluene, hexane, and dichloromethane are generally preferred. Diethyl ether is synthesized by reacting ethanol with sulfuric acid. This reaction must be carried out at temperatures lower than 150 °C in order to ensure that an elimination product (ethylene) is not a product of the reaction. At higher temperatures, ethanol will dehydrate to form ethylene. The reaction to make diethyl ether is reversible, so eventually an equilibrium between reactants and products is achieved. Getting a good yield of ether requires that ether be distilled out of the reaction mixture before it reverts to ethanol.
Properties
Chemical formula
(CH3CH2)2O
Molar mass
74.123 g/mol

Appearance
Colorless liquid
Odor
Dry, Rum-like, sweetish odor
Density
0.7134 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point
−116.3 °C (−177.3 °F; 156.8 K)
Boiling point
34.6 °C (94.3 °F; 307.8 K)
Solubility in water
6.05 g/100 mL
Vapor pressure
440 mmHg at 20 °C (58.66 kPa at 20 °C)
I reacted ethyl magnesium chloride in diethyl ether with acetone, then reacted it with hydrochloric acid, and got 2-methyl-2-butanol.
Diethyl ether by CognitiveFuel January 16, 2023
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Here comes Uncle Tone, he's about to do the DEETY DEET.

If your baby is crying just do the DEETY DEET and they should start laughing again.
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An offensive extremely racist term for a person of Scottish origin.

Calling someone a "Dethy" is a collective way of calling somebody a rapist, pedophile or someone with a strong yearning or desire to have sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18.

In several places in the UK it is considered as bad or vulgar as using the word "Nigger" to describe a colored person.

It is often used in the same context as "Gay", meaning it is often used as an insult as opposed to actually describing somebody in this context.
Stay away from that kindergartener, Dethy.

Nice kilt, Dethy.

Stay away from me you f****** Dethy.
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Also known as Deet
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A crazy girl that is very weird. She can never make up her mind but she is an amazing friend. She will always be there for you and always have your back. She is hilarious amd will always make you laugh. She's very adventurous and sometimes completely forgets that there are rules. She's very clumsy but overall she is an amazing person
Deetya is by far the best friend I have ever had
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