Butyl nitrite

Butyl nitrite
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
	1-nitrosooxybutane
Identifiers
CAS Number	544-16-1
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID 10996
Chemical data
Formula	C4H9NO2
Molar mass	103.12[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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Butyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol. Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers.

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.

Butyl nitrite is one of the compounds used as poppers, an inhalant drug that induces a brief euphoria.

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