icon.article.dark Industry news The Noteworthy Role of Ethers: Green Synthesis, Pharmaceutical Uses, and More Ether is a hydrocarbon-based product with versatile applications, including green synthesis, pharmaceuticals, crown ethers, and solvent properties. What is Ether? Ether is a product in which the hydrogen in the hydroxyl group of an alcohol or phenol is replaced by a Lees meer icon.arrow--dark