Methoxypropane, or methyl propyl ether, is an
ether once used as a
general anaesthetic. It is a clear colorless flammable liquid with a boiling point of 38.8 °C.
[''Merck Index'', 11th edition, 6031.]
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
Dialkyl ethers
General anesthetics
GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators
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