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Butyl nitrite

95%

Synonym(s):

n-Butyl nitrite

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3ONO
CAS Number:
544-16-1
Molecular Weight:
103.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24853580
EC Number:
208-862-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1701036
MDL number:
MFCD00002058
Assay:
95%
Form:
liquid

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InChI key

JQJPBYFTQAANLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H9NO2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6/h2-4H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCON=O

vapor pressure

760 mmHg ( 78 °C)

assay

95%

form

liquid

Quality Level

100

refractive index

n20/D 1.376 (lit.)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: miscible(lit.), diethyl ether: miscible(lit.)

density

0.882 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

O-nitroso, nitroso

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

The photodissociation dynamics of butyl nitrite was studied using time-resolved Fourier transform infrared (TR-FTIR) emission spectroscopy. The effects of butyl nitrite on methyl cobalamin and 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate were studied.

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GHS02,GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

8.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-13 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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M Abu Khaled et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 135(1), 201-207 (1986-02-26)
The effects of butyl nitrite, a frequently used recreational drug, on methyl cobalamin and 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate were investigated by using 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopies. While no effect could be observed in organic solvents, strong interactions of butyl nitrite with
Ruth Stalnikowicz et al.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, 42(3), 313-316 (2004-09-15)
Volatile alkyl nitrites have been used during the past decades for "recreational purposes," and for intensifying sexual experience. Their use has been associated with methemoglobinemia and hemolysis. We report three patients who presented over the past year with acute hemolysis
D P McFadden et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 5(3), 134-139 (1985-06-01)
Mice were exposed by inhalation to n-butyl, iso-butyl sec-butyl or tert-butyl nitrite in a dynamic airflow chamber 7 h per day for 60 days at concentrations that caused less than 20% fatalities. Under these conditions, body-weight gain was depressed over
Health hazards of nitrite inhalants.
H W Haverkos et al.
The American journal of medicine, 84(3 Pt 1), 479-482 (1988-03-01)
Chi-Ming Ho et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(38), 10776-10778 (2011-09-03)
Nitric oxide-releasing ruthenium nanoparticles were synthesized by the reaction of alkanethiolate-protected ruthenium nanoparticles with tert-butyl nitrite ((t)BuONO), and their water-soluble derivatives are able to deliver NO to proteins such as reduced myoglobin upon light irradiation in aqueous media.
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