Methoxypropane

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Methoxypropane
IUPAC name	1-Methoxypropane
Other names	Propane, 1-methoxy- methyl propyl ether Metopryl Neothyl propane, 1-methoxy methyl n-propyl ether
Molecular formula	C4H10O
Molar mass	74.12
CAS number	[557-17-5]
Density	0.7356
Boiling point	39.1
EINECS number	209-158-7
PubChem	11182
SMILES	CCCOC
InChI	InChI=1/C4H10O/c1-3-4-5-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
Properties
Solubility in water	30.5 g/L
Refractive index (nD)	1.35837 (14.3 C)
Viscosity	0.3064 cp (0.3 C)
Pharmacology
Routes of administration	inhalation
Hazards
NFPA 704	3 0 0
Flash point	< -20
Explosive limits	1.9-11.8
RTECS number	KO2280000
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Methoxypropane, or methyl propyl ether, is an ether once used as a general anaesthetic.^[1] It is a clear colorless flammable liquid with a boiling point of 38.8 °C.^[2]

Marketed under the trade names Metopryl and Neothyl, methoxypropane was used as an alternative to diethyl ether because of its greater potency. Its use as an anaesthetic has since been supplanted by modern halogenated ethers which are much less flammable.

[edit] References

1. ^ White, Mary Louise T.; Shane, Sylvan M.; Krantz, John C., Jr. "Anesthesia. XXI. Propyl methyl ether as an inhalation anesthetic in man", Anesthesiology, (1946), 7, 663-7.
2. ^ Merck Index, 11th edition, 6031.

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