CH3OCH3

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Species data

Common Formula	CH3OCH3
Stoichiometric Formula	CH3OCH3
Name	Dimethyl ether
Mass	46.04186 a.m.u
Charge	0
CAS	115-10-6
Inchi	InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-3-2/h1-2H3
InchiKey	LCGLNKUTAGEVQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
State	Ground State

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ISM Abundance

log₁₀ Abundance	Reference	Source Name	Source Type	Link

Polarizability

Evaluation	Definition	Value (Å³)	Method	Origin	Reference
	total	5.16	Measurements	Database : NIST COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY COMPARISON AND BENCHMARK DATABASE

Definition: total Value (Å³): 5.16 Method: Measurements Origin: Database : NIST COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY COMPARISON AND BENCHMARK DATABASE Reference:

Dipole moment

Evaluation	Value (D)	Method	Origin	Reference
	1.3 ±0.01	Measurements	Bibliography	Lide, D. R.. ;2004;

Value (D): 1.3 ±0.01 Method: Measurements Origin: Bibliography Reference: Lide, D. R.. ;2004;

Enthalpy of formation

Evaluation	T (K)	Value (kJ.mol^-1)	Method	Origin	Reference
	0	-166.438 ±0.45	Reviews and Evaluations	Database : Burcat
	298	-183.935 ±0.45	Reviews and Evaluations	Database : Burcat
	298	-184.1	Measurements	Database : CCCBDB (http://cccbdb.nist.gov/)
	0	-166.6	Measurements	Database : CCCBDB (http://cccbdb.nist.gov/)

T (K): 0 Value (kJ.mol^-1) : -166.438 ±0.45 Method: Reviews and Evaluations Origin: Other database Reference:
T (K): 298 Value (kJ.mol^-1) : -183.935 ±0.45 Method: Reviews and Evaluations Origin: Other database Reference:
T (K): 298 Value (kJ.mol^-1) : -184.1 Method: Measurements Origin: Other database Reference:
T (K): 0 Value (kJ.mol^-1) : -166.6 Method: Measurements Origin: Other database Reference:

Desorption energy

Evaluation	E_mean (K)	E_min (K)	E_max (K)	Pre-exponential factor (s^-1)	Order factor	Method	Origin	Reference	Type of surface	Description
	3150	0	0	0.00E+0	1	Estimation	Database : OSU		H2O	This binding energy was listed in the original OSU gas-grain code from Eric Herbst group in 2006. Energy of CH3+CH3+O The pre-exponential factor is not given. It can be computed using the formula given in Hasegawa et al. (1992).

E_mean (K): 3150 E _min (K): 0 E _max (K): 0 Pre-exponential factor (s^-1): 0.00E+0 Method: Estimation Origin: Other database Reference: Type of surface: H2O Description: This binding energy was listed in the original OSU gas-grain code from Eric Herbst group in 2006. Energy of CH3+CH3+O The pre-exponential factor is not given. It can be computed using the formula given in Hasegawa et al. (1992). Evaluation:

Diffusion energy

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