The organic compound diethyl ether consists of two carbon atoms joined by oxygen atoms (C-O-C). It is a colorless, highly flammable, highly volatile liquid with an ethereal odor (sweet). The molecular formula of ether is CH3CH2OCH2CH3 The IUPAC name for ether is ethoxy-ethane.   Valerius Cordus synthesized diethyl ether in 1540 and gave it the name "sweet sulphate oil" (sulphate sulphate...