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2-methoxypropene
Sign in to save2-Methoxypropene is an ether with the chemical formula C4H8O. It is a reagent used in organic synthesis to introduce a protecting group for alcohols, and the conversion diols to the acetonide group.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H8O
- Molecular weight
- 72.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methoxyprop-1-ene
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 72.058
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(=C)OC
- chemical formula
- C₄H₈O
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- 2-Methoxypropene
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2-Methoxypropene is an ether with the chemical formula C4H8O. It is a reagent used in organic synthesis to introduce a protecting group for alcohols, and the conversion diols to the acetonide group.
2-Methoxypropene can be prepared by the elimination of methanol from dimethoxypropane, or by the addition of methanol to propyne or allene.
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