41. Diethyl ether can be prepared both in laboratories and on an industrial scale by the acid ether synthesis.42. Both the iron and cobalt complexes can be extracted into organic solvents like diethyl ether or amyl alcohol. 43. This white crystalline solid is soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in water and insoluble in diethyl ether . 44. Undissolved cisplatin is filtered out and diethyl ether is added to the filtrate to precipitate out phenanthriplatin crystals. 45. In a classic laboratory procedure, the triglyceride trimyristin is obtained by extracting it from nutmeg with diethyl ether . 46. The reaction to make diethyl ether is reversible, so eventually an equilibrium between reactants and products is achieved. 47. It is a white solid that freely soluble in water and ethanol, but slightly soluble in diethyl ether . 48. Diethyl ether has the unfortunate disadvantage of being extremely flammable, especially in the presence of enriched oxygen mixtures.49. This is among the most important reasons that diethyl ether has fallen out of favor as a general anesthetic. 50. Diethyl ether is still commonly used as a solvent and reagent in organic chemistry laboratories, though with caution.
