Home › MHT-CET › Chemistry › Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers › Which compound was earlier used as a general ana…
Which compound was earlier used as a general anaesthetic in surgery?
ADiethyl ether
BMethyl alcohol
CPhenolic resin
DPropylene glycol
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Diethyl ether
Diethyl ether was historically used to put patients under general anaesthesia during operations.
Related questions
An ether with two different groups on oxygen, such as CH3-O-C2H5, is called what?Air fresheners and mouthwashes often contain phenols because phenols act as what?Which alcohol is used as an antifreeze in car radiators?Grignard reagents are commonly prepared in which solvent?Why does diethyl ether have a small net dipole moment of 1.18 D?Lower ethers are known to be highly what?How do the boiling points of ethers change as molecular mass rises?Ethers other than the two simplest ones are usually what at room temperature?