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Sigma-Aldrich

Butyl nitrite

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Synonym(s):

n-Butyl nitrite

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

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vapor pressure

760 mmHg ( 78 °C)

Quality Level

100

assay

95%

form

liquid

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

SMILES string

CCCCON=O

InChI

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

InChI key

JQJPBYFTQAANLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

The photodissociation dynamics of butyl nitrite was studied using time-resolved Fourier transform infrared (TR-FTIR) emission spectroscopy[1]. The effects of butyl nitrite on methyl cobalamin and 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate were studied[2].

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Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

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WGK 1

flash_point_f

8.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-13 °C - closed cup

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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
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.
T P Akerboom et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 53(1), 117-120 (1997-01-10)
Glutathione transferase (GST)-catalysed S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) formation from alkyl nitrites was determined with the homodimers 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, and 4-4 isolated from rat liver. The 4-4 isoform showed a high specificity for the alkyl nitrites. Total GST activities were studied in
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