Methoxypropane

Methoxypropane
Methoxypropane
IUPAC name
1-Methoxypropane
Other names
Propane, 1-methoxy-
methyl propyl ether
Metopryl
Neothyl
propane, 1-methoxy
methyl n-propyl ether
Identifiers
CAS number 557-17-5
PubChem 11182
ChemSpider 10709 YesY
EC number 209-158-7
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Properties
Molecular formula C4H10O
Molar mass 74.12
Density 0.7356 g/cm3
Boiling point

38.8 °C, 312 K, 102 °F
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
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Flash point < -20 °C
Explosive limits 1.9-11.8
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox 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.

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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