Butyl nitrite

Butyl nitrite

Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-nitrosooxybutane
Identifiers
CAS Number	544-16-1 Y
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID: 10996
ChemSpider	10530 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C4H9NO2
Molecular mass	103.12
SMILES CCCCON=O
InChI InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6/h2-4H2,1H3 Y Key:JQJPBYFTQAANLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Butyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol. Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers.

Chemistry

Synonyms include 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.

Applications

Butyl nitrite is one of the compounds used as poppers, an inhalant drug that induces a brief euphoria. The inhalants common street name is RUSH.