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,[1] and the conversion diols to the acetonide group.
[3] 2-Methoxypropene can be prepared by the elimination of methanol from dimethoxypropane,[4] or by the addition of methanol to propyne or allene.
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