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| Preferred IUPAC name 1-Methoxypropane | |
| Other names Propane, 1-methoxy- methyl propyl ether Metopryl Neothyl propane, 1-methoxy methyl n-propyl ether | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.327 |
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| UN number | 2612 |
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| Properties | |
| C4H10O | |
| Molar mass | 74.12 |
| Density | 0.7356 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 38.8 °C (101.8 °F; 311.9 K) |
| 30.5 g/L | |
Refractive index (nD) | 1.35837 (14.3 °C) |
| Viscosity | 0.3064 cP (0.3 °C) |
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| Flash point | < −20 °C (−4 °F; 253 K) |
| Explosive limits | 1.9–11.8% |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Methoxypropane, ormethyl propyl ether, is anether once used as ageneral anaesthetic.[1] It is a clear colorless flammable liquid with a boiling point of 38.8 °C.[2]
Marketed under the trade namesMetopryl andNeothyl, methoxypropane was used as an alternative todiethyl ether because of its greater potency. Its use as an anaesthetic has since been supplanted by modernhalogenated ethers which are much less flammable.
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