US: Unscheduled (illegal under Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988)
Identifiers
IUPAC name
1-nitrosooxybutane
CAS Number
544-16-1Y
PubChem CID
10996
ChemSpider
10530Y
UNII
44P8QG0F3T
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
DTXSID8049418
ECHA InfoCard
100.008.057
Chemical and physical data
Formula
C4H9NO2
Molar mass
103.121 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Boiling point
78.0 °C (172.4 °F)
SMILES
CCCCON=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6/h2-4H2,1H3Y
Key:JQJPBYFTQAANLE-UHFFFAOYSA-NY
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Butyl nitrite is the organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)3ONO. It is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol. Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers. Synonyms include 1-butyl nitrite, n-butyl nitrite and nitrous acid butyl ester.
It can be prepared by treating nitrous acid (generated in situ) with n-butanol.[1]
^Noyes WA (1936). "N-Butyl Nitrite". Organic Syntheses. 16: 7. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.016.0007.
Butylnitrite is the organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)3ONO. It is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol. Butylnitrite is used recreationally as...
drug in any form as well as to other drugs with similar effects, e.g. butylnitrite which is packaged under a variety of trade names in small bottles. In...
cleavage to form alkyl radicals, the nitrite C–O bond being very weak (on the order of 40–50 kcal ⋅ mol−1). tert-Butylnitrite has been shown to be an effective...
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The nitrite ion has the chemical formula NO− 2. Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The nitrite...
Butyl ester may refer to: Butylnitrite The family of organic chemical compounds containing an ester group and a butyl group including: Butyl acetate...
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nitrate rely on its conversion to nitrite followed by nitrite-specific tests. The reduction of nitrate to nitrite is effected by a copper-cadmium material...
nitrite and butylnitrite, it acts as an antianginal due to vasodilation. The compound is colorless, volatile liquid. Inhaling the cyclohexyl nitrite...
Pentyl nitrite is a chemical compound with the molecular formula, classified as an alkyl nitrite, used as an antihypertensive medicine. It is also used...
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animals. A 2006 systematic review supports a "positive association between nitrite and nitrosamine intake and gastric cancer, between meat and processed meat...
involves the reduction of nitrous acid in the form of sodium nitrite or potassium nitrite: 2 NaNO2 + 2 NaI + 2 H2SO4 → I2 + 2 Na2SO4 + 2 H2O + 2 NO 2 NaNO2...
butyl, tert-butyl or t-butyl: −C(CH3)3 (preferred IUPAC name: tert-butyl) According to IUPAC nomenclature, "isobutyl", "sec-butyl", and "tert-butyl"...
nitrite is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3ONO. It is a gas, and is the simplest alkyl nitrite. At room temperature, methyl nitrite...
citrulline accumulates in nitric oxide producing cells along with nitrate and nitrite, the stable end-products of nitric oxide breakdown. Arginine plays an important...
compounds (e.g., nitrosamines, RN(−R’)−N=O), and O-nitroso compounds (alkyl nitrites; RO−N=O). Nitroso compounds can be prepared by the reduction of nitro compounds...
Nitrate reductases are molybdoenzymes that reduce nitrate (NO− 3) to nitrite (NO− 2). This reaction is critical for the production of protein in most...
in the blood. Standard pharmaceuticals such as nitroglycerine and amyl nitrite are precursors to nitric oxide. Low levels of nitric oxide production are...
sodium nitroprusside administration Buffering the cyanide by using sodium nitrite to convert haemoglobin to methaemoglobin as much as the patient can safely...
The chemical compound ethyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite with a chemical formula C2H5NO2. It may be prepared from ethanol. It is used as a reagent with...
isopropyl nitrite are sold in Europe because only isobutyl nitrite is prohibited. In France, the sale of products containing butylnitrite, pentyl nitrite, or...
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