#molecule

asexual chemistry

Diethyl ether was an early anesthetic, a colorless, flammable liquid with a sweet, pungent smell. First synthesized by Persian alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan in the 8th century, its anesthetic effects were unrecognized until later. In 1846, Dr. William Morton publicly demonstrated ether anesthesia in Boston, revolutionizing surgery. Two months later, British surgeon Robert Liston used ether in Europe's first such surgery.