Methyl n propyl ether
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| Surname | Methyl n propyl ether | |||||||||||||||
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| Molecular formula | C 4 H 10 O | |||||||||||||||
| Brief description |
highly flammable liquid |
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| Molar mass | 74.12 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
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liquid |
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0.712 g cm −3 |
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| Melting point |
−116 ° C |
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| boiling point |
39 ° C |
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| Refractive index |
1.3579 (25 ° C) |
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| As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C | ||||||||||||||||
Methyl n propyl ether is a chemical compound from the group of ether . The compound is a highly flammable liquid at room temperature. It is isomeric to methyl isopropyl ether .
properties
Methyl n -propyl ether is a flammable liquid and isomeric to diethyl ether . It has a critical temperature of 203.1 ° C, a critical pressure of 3.8 MPa and a critical density of 0.27 kg / l.
use
Methyl n propyl ether is used as anesthetic used and as an intermediate to other organic compounds.
safety instructions
The vapors of methyl n propyl ether can form an explosive mixture with air.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry on Methyl Propyl Ether at TCI Europe, accessed on June 27, 2011.
- ↑ a b c data sheet 1-methoxypropane from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 9, 2017 ( PDF ).
- ↑ a b CHERIC: Methyl propy ether ( Memento from March 6, 2005 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ a b David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 89th edition. (Internet version: 2009), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-372.
- ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-372.
- ↑ JIG Codagan, John Buckingham, Finlay J. MacDonald, PH Rhodes; Dictionary of organic compounds , ISBN 0-412-54090-8 .