ethers

Compounds ROR (R ≠ H). (Compounds R₃SiOR, silicon analogues of ethers, are trialkylsilyloxy compounds). E.g. CH₃CH₂OCH₂CH₃,

See also: acetals, epoxy compounds, ortho esters

Source:

PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1334