Ether, short for diethyl ether, is one of the most important chemicals in history and its use as a general anesthetic is arguably one of the greatest discoveries of all time (1). Surgery before ...

(WHTM) It was the most amazing surgery of the 1840s, the procedure you read about in all the history books. It’s the one depicted in paintings. It brought the concept of general anesthesia to doctors ...

MIXTURES in several proportions of petroleum ether (boiling point 30°–60° C), diethyl ether and acetic acid have been widely used as solvents for the separation by thin layer chromatography on silica ...

Warning: Ether is extremely flammable. This must only be carried out in an extremely well ventilated area. Alleged bully took 19 days’ sick leave before switching schools, Zara inquest told Why do ...