Butyl nitrate

Butyl nitrate
Skeletal formula of butyl nitrate
Ball-and-stick model of the butyl nitrate molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Butyl nitrate
Other names
Nitric acid butyl ester; 1-Nitrooxy-butane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 213-172-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H9NO3/c1-2-3-4-8-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C4H9NO3/c1-2-3-4-8-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3
    Key: QQHZPQUHCAKSOL-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • [O-][N+](=O)OCCCC
Properties
C4H9NO3
Molar mass 119.120 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless oil
Density 1.047 g/cm3
Melting point 0 °C (32 °F; 273 K)
Boiling point 133 °C (271 °F; 406 K)
1120 mg/L
Vapor pressure 9.6 mmHg
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable
Flash point 49.9 °C (121.8 °F; 323.0 K)
Related compounds
Related hydrocarbons
 Cyclopentanone
Related compounds
 nitric acid, butyl ester
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Butyl nitrate is a colorless oil. It is often confused with butyl nitrite, which is sometimes used as a recreational inhalant.[1]

Safety

Butyl nitrate is an explosive.[citation needed] It reacts explosively with Lewis acids such as boron trifluoride and aluminium chloride. When heated to decomposition, it emits fumes of nitrous oxide.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Butyl Nitrite Drug Profile". DAODAS. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
  2. ^ Fact Sheet 30[permanent dead link‍]
  • "Nitric Acid, Butylester." Butyl Nitrate (928-45-0),Butyl Nitrate (928-45-0) Manufacturers & Suppliers,Synthesis,MSDS. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2012.
  • Osterloh J, Goldfield D (1984). "Butyl nitrite transformation in vitro, chemical nitrosation reactions, and mutagenesis". Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 8 (4): 164–9. doi:10.1093/jat/8.4.164. PMID 6471815.


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