Butyl nitrite
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 1-nitrosooxybutane | |
| Clinical data | |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
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| CAS number | 544-16-1 |
| ATC code | None |
| PubChem | CID 10996 |
| ChemSpider | 10530  |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C4H9NO2 |
| Mol. mass | 103.12 |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Butyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol. Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers.
[edit] Chemistry
Synonyms include N-butyl nitrite, 1-butyl nitrite and nitrous acid, butyl ester.
It can be prepared by reacting nitrous acid (generated in situ by reacting a metal nitrite with a mineral acid) with n-butanol.
Butyl nitrite is highly flammable.
[edit] Applications
Butyl nitrite is one of the compounds used as poppers, an inhalant drug that induces a brief euphoria.
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