Butyl nitrate

Butyl nitrate is a colorless oil. It is often confused with butyl nitrite, which is sometimes used as a recreational inhalant.[1]

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
ECHA InfoCard 100.011.976
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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Infobox references

Safety

Butyl nitrate is an explosive. 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
  • "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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