Polyether Molecule
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A Polyether Molecule is an ether molecule that ...
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- See: Ether, Lignin, Organic Compound, Functional Group, Alkyl, Aryl, Solvent, Anesthetic, Diethyl Ether.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ether#Polyethers Retrieved:2017-12-18.
- Polyethers are compounds with more than one ether group.
The crown ethers are examples of small polyethers. Some toxins produced by dinoflagellates such as brevetoxin and ciguatoxin are extremely large and are known as cyclic or ladder polyethers.
Polyether generally refers to polymers which contain the ether functional group in their main chain. The term glycol is reserved for low to medium range molar mass polymer when the nature of the end-group, which is usually a hydroxyl group, still matters. The term "oxide" or other terms are used for high molar mass polymer when end-groups no longer affect polymer properties.
- Polyethers are compounds with more than one ether group.